distance - the property created by the space between two objects or pointsways, way - the property of distance in general; "it's a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways" piece - a distance; "it is down the road a piece" mean distance - the arithmetic mean of the maximum and minimum distances of a celestial body (satellite or secondary star) from its primary nearness, closeness - the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action" wavelength - the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave hyperfocal distance - the distance in front of a lens that is focused at infinity beyond which all objects are well defined and clear leap - the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet" span - the distance or interval between two points wheelbase - the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle interval, separation - the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning" remove - degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy"; throw - the distance that something can be thrown; "it is just a stone's throw from here" yardage - distance measured in the aggregate number of yards; "what is the yardage of this golf course?" hour, minute - distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away" elevation - distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations" hour angle - the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body |