Distance

1. Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; -- contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to left.
2. 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.
3. Space between two antagonists in fencing.
4. The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
5. The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away, esp. in a landscape.
6. Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor.
7. Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between two eras or events.
8. Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety.
9. To place at a distance or remotely.
10. A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve.
11. To outstrip by as much as a distance (see Distance, n., 3); to leave far behind; to surpass greatly.
12. A space marked out in the last part of a race course.
13. To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem remote.
14. Remoteness of place; a remote place.
15. The interval between two notes; as, the distance of a fourth or seventh.