Distanz — meaning in English

English meaning

• displacement noun The forced movement of people from their homes, especially by war, persecution, disaster or development.
• distance noun The amount of space between two points or places.

Senses

Distanz is used for these senses in English:

• displacement (physics) A vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component.
• 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.

displacement — full definition

1. noun The forced movement of people from their homes, especially by war, persecution, disaster or development.
2. noun In physics, how far and in what direction an object has moved from its starting point, measured as a straight line rather than along the path travelled.
3. noun The volume or weight of fluid pushed aside by an object floating or immersed in it, used to state the size of a ship or the capacity of an engine.
4. noun In psychology, the redirecting of a feeling from the person or thing that caused it onto a safer target.

distance — full definition

1. noun The amount of space between two points or places.
2. noun A lack of closeness or warmth between people; emotional separation.
3. verb To keep oneself apart from someone or something, especially to avoid association with it.

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