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What (who) is keeping one"s distance - definition
BRITISH RACING CYCLIST
Fred Keeping; Frank Keeping
Distance
![Airline routes between [[Los Angeles]] and [[Tokyo]] approximately follow a direct [[great circle]] route (top), but use the [[jet stream]] (bottom) when heading eastwards. The shortest route appears as a curve rather than a straight line because the [[map projection]] does not scale all distances equally compared to the real spherical surface of the Earth.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Greatcircle Jetstream routes.svg?width=200 "Airline routes between [[Los Angeles]] and [[Tokyo]] approximately follow a direct [[great circle]] route (top), but use the [[jet stream]] (bottom) when heading eastwards. The shortest route appears as a curve rather than a straight line because the [[map projection]] does not scale all distances equally compared to the real spherical surface of the Earth.")
![[[Manhattan distance]] on a grid](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Manhattan distance.svg?width=200 "[[Manhattan distance]] on a grid")
LENGTH OF STRAIGHT LINE THAT CONNECTS TWO POINTS IN A MEASURABLE SPACE OR IN AN OBSERVABLE PHYSICAL SPACE
Distances; Distance Formula; Distance in time; Time distance; Directed distance; Distance traveled; Oriented distance; Distance (mathematics); Distance between sets
·noun Remoteness of place; a remote place.
II. Distance ·vt To place at a distance or remotely.
III. Distance ·noun Space between two antagonists in fencing.
IV. Distance ·noun Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety.
V. Distance ·noun A space marked out in the last part of a race course.
VI. Distance ·vt To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem remote.
VII. Distance ·noun The interval between two notes; as, the distance of a fourth or seventh.
VIII. Distance ·noun Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between two eras or events.
IX. Distance ·noun The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
X. Distance ·noun A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve.
XI. Distance ·noun Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor.
XII. Distance ·vt To outstrip by as much as a distance (see Distance, ·noun, 3); to leave far behind; to surpass greatly.
XIII. Distance ·noun The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away, ·esp. in a landscape.
XIV. Distance ·noun Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear;
- contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to left.
XV. Distance ·noun 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.
distance
LENGTH OF STRAIGHT LINE THAT CONNECTS TWO POINTS IN A MEASURABLE SPACE OR IN AN OBSERVABLE PHYSICAL SPACE
Distances; Distance Formula; Distance in time; Time distance; Directed distance; Distance traveled; Oriented distance; Distance (mathematics); Distance between sets
¦ noun
1. the length of the space between two points: I cycled the short distance home.
2. the condition of being remote.
a far-off point.
3. the full length of a race or other contest.
Brit. Horse Racing a space of more than twenty lengths between two finishers in a race.
(the distance) Brit. Horse Racing a length of 240 yards from the winning post on a racecourse.
4. an interval of time.
5. aloofness or reserve.
¦ verb make distant.
?(often distance oneself from) dissociate or separate.
Phrases
go the distance last or continue to participate until the scheduled end of a contest.
keep one's distance stay far away.
?maintain one's reserve.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'discord, debate'): from OFr. or from L. distantia, from distant-, distare (see distant).
Distance
LENGTH OF STRAIGHT LINE THAT CONNECTS TWO POINTS IN A MEASURABLE SPACE OR IN AN OBSERVABLE PHYSICAL SPACE
Distances; Distance Formula; Distance in time; Time distance; Directed distance; Distance traveled; Oriented distance; Distance (mathematics); Distance between sets
Distance is a numerical or occasionally qualitative 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.
Wikipedia
Frederick Keeping
Frederick Keeping (11 August 1867 – 21 February 1950) was a British racing cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Keeping competed in the 333 metres and 12 hours races. In the 12 hours race, Keeping was one of only two cyclists to finish, covering 314.664 kilometres. He was only one lap behind the winner, Adolf Schmal, who covered 314.997 kilometres. Keeping tied with two others for fifth place in the 333m, with 27.0 seconds.
