väli — meaning in English
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English meaning
- distance noun The amount of space between two points or places.
- interval noun A gap or space between two points, whether in time, distance, or a sequence.
- range noun The full span between the lowest and highest of something, such as values, prices, or distances.
- recess noun A break from an activity or from regular proceedings, especially in a school, court, or legislature.
- separation noun The act or state of two or more things or people being kept or held apart.
- space noun The vast expanse beyond Earth's atmosphere where stars, planets, and other celestial bodies exist.
Senses
väli is used for these senses in English:
- distance Chiefly with a modifying word: a measure between two points or quantities; a difference, a variance.
- distance (horse racing) Originally, 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 a subsequent heat; also, the point on the racecourse that space away from the winning post; now, the point on a racecourse 240 yards from the winning post.
- distance (fencing) The amount of space between a fencer and their opponent, which the fencer tries to control in order to gain an advantage over the opponent.
- distance (military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks.
- interjacent Situated between; lying among.
- interstice A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, such as between cords in a rope, components of a multiconductor electrical cable or atoms in a crystal.
- interstice An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order.
- interstitial Of, relating to, or situated in an interstice.
distance — full definition
- noun The amount of space between two points or places.
- noun A lack of closeness or warmth between people; emotional separation.
- verb To keep oneself apart from someone or something, especially to avoid association with it.
interval — full definition
- noun A gap or space between two points, whether in time, distance, or a sequence.
- noun British: a short break or intermission, especially during a play, concert, or sports match.
- noun Music: the difference in pitch between two notes.