Distance vs. Range
Distancenoun
(countable) The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
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Length or interval of time.
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The difference; the subjective measure between two quantities.
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Remoteness of place; a remote place.
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Remoteness in succession or relation.
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A space marked out in the last part of a racecourse.
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The entire amount of progress to an objective.
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A withholding of intimacy; alienation; variance.
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The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
Distanceverb
(transitive) To move away (from) someone or something.
Distanceverb
(transitive) To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind.
Distancenoun
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.
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Remoteness of place; a remote place.
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A space marked out in the last part of a race course.
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Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; - contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to left.
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Space between two antagonists in fencing.
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The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away, esp. in a landscape.
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Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety.
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Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between two eras or events.
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The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
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A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve.
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Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor.
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The interval between two notes; as, the distance of a fourth or seventh.
Distanceverb
To place at a distance or remotely.
Distanceverb
To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem remote.
Distanceverb
To outstrip by as much as a distance (see Distance, n., 3); to leave far behind; to surpass greatly.
Distancenoun
the property created by the space between two objects or points
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a distant region;
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size of the gap between two places;
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indifference by personal withdrawal;
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the interval between two times;
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a remote point in time;
Distanceverb
keep at a distance;
Distanceverb
go far ahead of;
Distancenoun
the length of the space between two points
Distancenoun
the condition of being far off; remoteness
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a far-off point
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the more remote part of what is visible or discernible
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an interval of time
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the full length of a race
Distancenoun
a space of more than twenty lengths between two finishers in a race
Distancenoun
a length of 240 yards from the winning post on a racecourse.
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the distance from the winning post which a horse must have reached when the winner finishes in order to qualify for a subsequent heat.
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the scheduled length of a fight
Distancenoun
the avoidance of familiarity; reserve
Distanceverb
make (someone or something) far off or remote in position or nature
Distanceverb
declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of (someone or something)
Distanceverb
beat (a horse) by a distance.
Distance
Distance is a numerical measurement of how far apart objects or points are. In physics or everyday usage, distance may refer to a physical length or an estimation based on other criteria (e.g.
Rangenoun
A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
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A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many hotplates.
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Selection, array.
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An area for practicing shooting at targets.
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An area for military training or equipment testing.
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The distance from a person or sensor to an object, target, emanation, or event.
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Maximum distance of capability (of a weapon, radio, detector, fuel supply, etc.).
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An area of open, often unfenced, grazing land.
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Extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope.
Rangenoun
(mathematics) The set of values (points) which a function can obtain.
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(statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample.
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The defensive area that a player can cover.
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(music) The scale of all the tones a voice or an instrument can produce.
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(ecology) The geographical area or zone where a species is normally naturally found.
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(programming) A sequential list of values specified by an iterator.
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An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class.
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(obsolete) The step of a ladder; a rung.
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A bolting sieve to sift meal.
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A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition.
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In the public land system, a row or line of townships lying between two succession meridian lines six miles apart.
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The scope of something, the extent which something covers or includes.
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The variety of roles that an actor can play in a satisfactory way.
Rangeverb
(intransitive) To travel over (an area, etc); to roam, wander.
Rangeverb
(transitive) To rove over or through.
Rangeverb
To exercise the power of something over something else; to cause to submit to, over.
Rangeverb
(transitive) To bring (something) into a specified position or relationship (especially, of opposition) with something else.
Rangeverb
}} Of a variable, to be able to take any of the values in a specified range.
Rangeverb
(transitive) To classify.
Rangeverb
(intransitive) To form a line or a row.
Rangeverb
(intransitive) To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank.
Rangeverb
(transitive) To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order.
Rangeverb
(transitive) To place among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; usually, reflexively and figuratively, to espouse a cause, to join a party, etc.
Rangeverb
(biology) To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region.
Rangeverb
To separate into parts; to sift.
Rangeverb
To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near.
Rangeverb
(baseball) Of a player, to travel a significant distance for a defensive play.
Rangeverb
To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to rank; as, to range soldiers in line.
Rangeverb
To place (as a single individual) among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; - usually, reflexively and figuratively, (in the sense) to espouse a cause, to join a party, etc.
Rangeverb
To separate into parts; to sift.
Rangeverb
To dispose in a classified or in systematic order; to arrange regularly; as, to range plants and animals in genera and species.
Rangeverb
To rove over or through; as, to range the fields.
Rangeverb
To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near; as, to range the coast.
Rangeverb
To be native to, or to live in; to frequent.
Rangeverb
To rove at large; to wander without restraint or direction; to roam.
Rangeverb
To have range; to change or differ within limits; to be capable of projecting, or to admit of being projected, especially as to horizontal distance; as, the temperature ranged through seventy degrees Fahrenheit; the gun ranges three miles; the shot ranged four miles.
Rangeverb
To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank.
Rangeverb
To have a certain direction; to correspond in direction; to be or keep in a corresponding line; to trend or run; - often followed by with; as, the front of a house ranges with the street; to range along the coast.
Rangeverb
To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region; as, the peba ranges from Texas to Paraguay.
Rangenoun
A series of things in a line; a row; a rank; as, a range of buildings; a range of mountains.
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An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class.
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The step of a ladder; a rung.
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A kitchen grate.
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An extended cooking apparatus of cast iron, set in brickwork, and affording conveniences for various ways of cooking; also, a kind of cooking stove.
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A bolting sieve to sift meal.
Rangenoun
A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition.
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That which may be ranged over; place or room for excursion; especially, a region of country in which cattle or sheep may wander and pasture.
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Extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope; discursive power; as, the range of one's voice, or authority.
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The region within which a plant or animal naturally lives.
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The horizontal distance to which a shot or other projectile is carried.
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In the public land system of the United States, a row or line of townships lying between two successive meridian lines six miles apart.
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See Range of cable, below.
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an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
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the limits within which something can be effective;
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a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze;
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a series of hills or mountains;
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a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds;
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the limits of the values a function can take;
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a variety of different things or activities;
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the limit of capability;
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a kitchen appliance used for cooking food;
Rangeverb
change or be different within limits;
Rangeverb
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;
Rangeverb
have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun;
Rangeverb
range or extend over; occupy a certain area;
Rangeverb
lay out in a line
Rangeverb
feed as in a meadow or pasture;
Rangeverb
let eat;
Rangeverb
assign a rank or rating to;
Rangenoun
the area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale
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the scope of a person's knowledge or abilities
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the compass of a person's voice or a musical instrument
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the period of time covered by something such as a forecast.
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the area covered by or included in something
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the set of values that a given function can take as its argument varies.
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a set of different things of the same general type
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the distance within which a person can see or hear
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the maximum distance to which a gun will shoot or over which a missile will travel
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the maximum distance at which a radio transmission can be effectively received
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the distance that can be covered by a vehicle or aircraft without refuelling
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the distance between a camera and the subject to be photographed
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a line or series of mountains or hills
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mountainous or hilly country
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a large area of open land for grazing or hunting
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an area of land or sea used as a testing ground for military equipment
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an open or enclosed area with targets for shooting practice
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the area over which a plant or animal is distributed
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a large cooking stove with burners or hotplates and one or more ovens, all of which are kept continually hot
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an electric or gas cooker.
Rangenoun
a row of buildings
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a continuous stretch of a building.
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the direction or position in which something lies
Rangeverb
vary or extend between specified limits
Rangeverb
place or arrange in a row or rows or in a specified manner
Rangeverb
run or extend in a line in a particular direction
Rangeverb
(with reference to type) align or be aligned, especially at the ends of successive lines.
Rangeverb
place oneself or be placed in opposition to (a person or group)
Rangeverb
(of a person or animal) travel or wander over a wide area
Rangeverb
(of a person's eyes) pass from one person or thing to another
Rangeverb
(of something written or spoken) cover a wide number of different topics
Rangeverb
obtain the range of a target by adjustment after firing past it or short of it, or by the use of radar or laser equipment
Rangeverb
(of a projectile) cover a specified distance.
Rangeverb
(of a gun) send a projectile over a specified distance.
Rangeadjective
(of a person or their lifestyle) orderly; settled
