distances

Definition of distances in English English dictionary: Third person singular simple present of to distance (oneself); plural form of distance; plural of distance; Third person singular simple present of to distance (oneself.)
Levenshtein distances: plural form of Levenshtein distance
braking distances: plural form of braking distance
distance: To move away (from) someone or something
He distanced himself from the comments made by some of his colleagues.
distance: The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line
The distance to Petersborough is thirty miles.
distance: To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind
Then the horse, with muscles strong as steel, distanced the sound.
edit distances: plural form of edit distance
interplant distances: plural form of interplant distance
luminosity distances: plural form of luminosity distance
stopping distances: plural form of stopping distance
string distances: plural form of string distance
taxicab distances: plural form of taxicab distance
thinking distances: plural form of thinking distance
distance: Distance remaining between your present position and a waypoint
distance: {n} a space, respect, reserve, coolness
distance: {v} to leave behind, to cast out or off
distance: {a} left behind, cast out of a race
Distance: toi
Distance: distancy
Distance: length
distance: 3; to leave far behind; to surpass greatly
distance: To place at a distance or remotely
distance: in a landscape
distance: The approximate distance to the nearest coastline The nearest coastline may be an island or a point on the U S shoreline
distance: If you can see something in the distance, you can see it, far away from you. We suddenly saw her in the distance
distance: The units of all distance measures
distance: Usually treated as a measure of evolutionary divergence, i e phylogenetic distance increases with increasing evolutionary divergence Distances are usually expressed pair-wise among the terminal taxa, and can be calculated based on a specified evolutionary model; the model specifies the probabilities of character-state changes through evolutionary time Distances are popular for building phylogenetic trees from molecular sequence data (cf maximum likelihood, parsimony)
distance: go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners"
distance: The distance between neurons, calculated from their positions with a distance function
distance: the space between two points
distance: Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to left
distance: Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor
distance: The entire amount of space to the objective
distance: those items which are viewed beyond arm's length are considered in the distance, i e , curbs, steps, television, etc
distance: The vertical distance between a point and the regression line Usually known as the "residual "
distance: the property created by the space between two objects or points
distance: the property created by the space between two objects or points size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
distance: To move away from someone or something
distance: The interval between two notes; as, the distance of a fourth or seventh
distance: emphasis When you want to emphasize that two people or things do not have a close relationship or are not the same, you can refer to the distance between them. There was a vast distance between psychological clues and concrete proof
distance: If you keep your distance from someone or something or keep them at a distance, you do not become involved with them. Jay had always tended to keep his girlfriends at a distance
distance: The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness
distance: The distance of the location from the start of the line
distance: Distance between points P (x1, y1) and Q (x2, y2)
distance: a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"
distance: A space marked out in the last part of a race course
distance: The distance between two objects a measure of the interval between them It is important to understand that distances are not always measured by rulers, or their equivalent Measurements of distance are also related to measures of similarity and dissimilarity
distance: If you keep your distance from someone or something, you do not get physically close to them. He walked towards the doorway, careful to keep his distance. distance yourself (from sth) to say that you are not involved with someone or something, especially to avoid being connected with them
distance: Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between two eras or events
distance: Where ‘miles’ are referred to in this booklet ‘nautical’ miles are meant One nautical mile = 1 852 km
distance: One of the three components of the time, distance, and shielding (TDS) response; refers to the recommendation that one maintain distance from a hazard if at all possible Refer to the North American Emergency Response Guide (NAERG) as an appropriate resource
distance: Distance is coolness or unfriendliness in the way that someone behaves towards you. There were periods of sulking, of pronounced distance, of coldness. closeness
distance: the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"
distance: The length (in feet, meters, miles, etc ) between two waypoints or from your current position to a destination waypoint This length can be measured in straight line (rhumb line) or great circle (over the earth) terms GPS normally uses great circle calculations for distance and desired track
distance: keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"
distance: n The space between two points
distance: To outstrip by as much as a distance see Distance, n
distance: The space separating the fencers We distinguish five distances: Open distance = farther than advance-lunge distance Advance-lunge distance Lunging distance Thrusting distance Close Quarters = closer than thrusting distance
distance: Space between two antagonists in fencing
distance: Refers to the relative positions of two opposing fencers See fencing measure
distance: Must be defined each time Some use the front foot, some the back foot Some use the tip of the foot, some the heel Some substract an armlength
distance: indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance"
distance: To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem remote
distance: the effective bouting space between two fencers in combat
distance: Français : Distance Deutsch : Entfernung
distance: (dstns) An interval of space between two points
distance: A considerable amount of space
distance: If you distance yourself from a person or thing, or if something distances you from them, you feel less friendly or positive towards them, or become less involved with them. The author distanced himself from some of the comments in his book Television may actually be distancing the public from the war. + distanced dis·tanced Clough felt he'd become too distanced from his fans
distance: The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place
distance: Remoteness of place; a remote place
distance: a remote point in time; "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details"
distance: If two points, A and B, are located on a number line, then the positive difference of their coordinates is the distance between A and B
distance: The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away, esp
distance: keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living
distance: Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, "distance" means the same as "mileage "
distance: If you are at a distance from something, or if you see it or remember it from a distance, you are a long way away from it in space or time. The only way I can cope with my mother is at a distance Now I can look back on the whole tragedy from a distance of forty years
distance: The distance between two points or places is the amount of space between them. the distance between the island and the nearby shore Everything is within walking distance
distance: When two things are very far apart, you talk about the distance between them. The distance wouldn't be a problem
distance: {f} surpass, leave far behind; keep at a distance, maintain a distance between
distance: Distance learning or distance education involves studying at home and sending your work to a college or university, rather than attending the college or university in person. I'm doing a theology degree by distance learning
distance: Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety
distance: a measure of the disparity between two observations on a set of variables The most common measure is the squared Euclidian distance which is the sum of squared differences across a set of variables Letting m = the number of variables, and Xij be the value of the j-th variable for the i-th case, the squared Euclidian distance between cases k and l is
distance: {i} space between two points or things; condition of being apart; expanse, area
distance: Looking at this term from the standpoint of the narrator, the recounting narrator can have varying degrees and different types of distance from the story they are telling Factors would include whether or not they are a part of the events as well as the passage of time since those events Narrators can also have moral distance from their tale if their values have changed since they participated in the events they are recounting or intellectual distance if they have gained new insight or education since they performed the actions communicated
distance: size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
distance: A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve
distance: steer clear of
great distances: very large distances, awesome distances