Definition of: distance

(dis′təns) noun
1. Length of separation in space, or, by extension, in time.
2. The state of being distant; separation; remoteness; a remote point.
3. Reserve; haughtiness; coldness.
4. Separation in rank, relationship, or succession.
5. In art, the part of a picture that represents distant objects.
6. Music The interval between two notes.
7. In horse racing, an interval measured back from the winning post to a point on the course marked by a flag or post, called the distance post. To be allowed to run in succeeding heats of the race, a horse must reach the distance post before the winning horse reaches the finish line.
—v.t. ·tanced, ·tanc·ing
1. To leave behind, as in a race; outstrip; excel.
2. To separate by a space.
3. To cause to appear distant.