Distance vs. Depth — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Distance and Depth
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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.
Depth
The condition or quality of being deep.
Distance
The length of the space between two points
You may have to walk long distances
I cycled the short distance home
Depth
The extent, measurement, or dimension downward, backward, or inward
Dove to a depth of 30 feet.
Shelves with enough depth to store the large boxes.
Distance
The full length of a race
He claimed the 100 m title in only his second race over the distance
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Depth
The measurement or sense of distance from an observation point, such as linear perspective in painting.
Distance
The avoidance of familiarity; reserve
A mix of warmth and distance makes a good neighbour
Depth
Often depths A deep part or place
The ocean depths.
In the depths of the forest.
Distance
Make (someone or something) far off or remote in position or nature
Her mother wished to distance her from the rough village children
Depth
The most profound or intense part or stage
The depth of despair.
An experience that touched the depths of tragedy.
Distance
Beat (a horse) by a distance.
Depth
Intensity; force
Had not realized the depth of their feelings for one another.
Distance
The extent of space between two objects or places; an intervening space.
Depth
The severest or worst part
In the depth of an economic depression.
Distance
The fact or condition of being apart in space; remoteness.
Depth
A low point, level, or degree
Production has fallen to new depths.
Distance
(Mathematics) The length or numerical value of a straight line or curve.
Depth
Intellectual complexity or penetration; profundity
A novel of great depth.
Distance
The extent of space between points on a measured course.
Depth
The range of one's understanding or competence
I am out of my depth when it comes to cooking.
Distance
The length of a race, especially of a horserace.
Depth
Strength held in reserve, especially a supply of skilled or capable replacements
A team with depth at every position.
Distance
A point or area that is far away
"Telephone poles stretched way into a distance I couldn't quite see" (Leigh Allison Wilson).
Depth
The degree of richness or intensity
Depth of color.
Distance
A depiction of a such a point or area.
Depth
Lowness in pitch.
Distance
A stretch of space without designation of limit; an expanse
A land of few hills and great distances.
Depth
Complete detail; thoroughness
The depth of her research.
An interview conducted in great depth.
Distance
The extent of time between two events; an intervening period.
Depth
The vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.
Distance
A point removed in time
At a distance of 11 years, his memory of the crime was blurry.
Depth
The distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet
Distance
The full period or length of a contest or game
The challenger had never attempted the distance of 12 rounds.
Depth
(figuratively) the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.
The depth of her misery was apparent to everyone.
The depth of the crisis had been exaggerated.
We were impressed by the depth of her knowledge.
Distance
An amount of progress
The curriculum committee is a distance from where it was last month.
Depth
Lowness
The depth of a sound
Distance
Difference or disagreement
The candidates could not be at a greater distance on this issue.
Depth
The total palette of available colors
Distance
Emotional separateness or reserve; aloofness.
Depth
The property of appearing three-dimensional
The depth of field in this picture is amazing.
Distance
To place or keep at or as if at a distance
"monks who had distanced themselves from the official ecclesiastical hierarchy by resurrecting the ascetic traditions of the early Church Fathers" (Rosamund Bartlett).
Depth
The deepest part usually of a body of water
The burning ship finally sunk into the depths.
Distance
To cause to appear at a distance.
Depth
A very remote part.
Into the depths of the jungle...
In the depths of the night,
Distance
To leave far behind; outrun.
Depth
The most severe part
In the depth of the crisis
In the depths of winter
Distance
(countable) 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.
From Moscow, the distance is relatively short to Saint Petersburg, relatively long to Novosibirsk, but even greater to Vladivostok.
Depth
(logic) the number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content
Distance
Length or interval of time.
Depth
(horology) a pair of toothed wheels which work together
Distance
The difference; the subjective measure between two quantities.
We're narrowing the distance between the two versions of the bill.
The distance between the lowest and next gear on my bicycle is annoying.
Depth
(aeronautics) the perpendicular distance from the chord to the farthest point of an arched surface
Distance
Remoteness of place; a remote place.
Depth
(statistics) the lower of the two ranks of a value in an ordered set of values
Distance
Remoteness in succession or relation.
The distance between a descendant and his ancestor
Depth
The quality of being deep; deepness; perpendicular measurement downward from the surface, or horizontal measurement backward from the front; as, the depth of a river; the depth of a body of troops.
Distance
A space marked out in the last part of a racecourse.
Depth
Profoundness; extent or degree of intensity; abundance; completeness; as, depth of knowledge, or color.
Mindful of that heavenly loveWhich knows no end in depth or height.
Distance
The entire amount of progress to an objective.
He had promised to perform this task, but did not go the distance.
Depth
Lowness; as, depth of sound.
Distance
A withholding of intimacy; alienation; variance.
The friendship did not survive the row: they kept each other at a distance.
Depth
That which is deep; a deep, or the deepest, part or place; the deep; the middle part; as, the depth of night, or of winter.
From you unclouded depth above.
The depth closed me round about.
Distance
The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
Depth
The number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content.
Distance
The space measured back from the winning-post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in the final heat.
Depth
A pair of toothed wheels which work together.
Distance
(transitive) To move away (from) someone or something.
He distanced himself from the comments made by some of his colleagues.
Depth
The perpendicular distance from the chord to the farthest point of an arched surface.
Distance
(transitive) To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind.
Depth
The maximum number of times a type of procedure is reiteratively called before the last call is exited; - of subroutines or procedures which are reentrant; - used of call stacks.
Distance
(transitive) To lose interest in a specific issue.
Depth
Extent downward or backward or inward;
The depth of the water
Depth of a shelf
Depth of a closet
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.
Every particle attracts every other with a force . . . inversely proportioned to the square of the distance.
Depth
Degree of psychological or intellectual depth
Distance
Remoteness of place; a remote place.
Easily managed from a distance.
'T is distance lends enchantment to the view.
[He] waits at distance till he hears from Cato.
Depth
(usually plural) the deepest and most remote part;
From the depths of darkest Africa
Signals received from the depths of space
Distance
A space marked out in the last part of a race course.
The horse that ran the whole field out of distance.
Depth
(usually plural) a low moral state;
He had sunk to the depths of addiction
Distance
Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; - contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to left.
Depth
The intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
Distance
Space between two antagonists in fencing.
Distance
The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away, esp. in a landscape.
Distance
Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety.
Distance
Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between two eras or events.
Ten years' distance between one and the other.
The writings of Euclid at the distance of two thousand years.
Distance
The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
I hope your modestyWill know what distance to the crown is due.
'T is by respect and distance that authority is upheld.
Distance
A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve.
Setting them [factions] at distance, or at least distrust amongst themselves.
On the part of Heaven,Now alienated, distance and distaste.
Distance
Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor.
Distance
The interval between two notes; as, the distance of a fourth or seventh.
If a man makes me keep my distance, the comfort is he keeps his at the same time.
Distance
To place at a distance or remotely.
I heard nothing thereof at Oxford, being then miles distanced thence.
Distance
To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem remote.
His peculiar art of distancing an object to aggrandize his space.
Distance
The property created by the space between two objects or points
Distance
A distant region;
I could see it in the distance
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
Indifference by personal withdrawal;
Emotional distance
Distance
The interval between two times;
The distance from birth to death
It all happened in the space of 10 minutes
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
Keep at a distance;
We have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living
Distance
Go far ahead of;
He outdistanced the other runners
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