Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

A

n. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

at

n. 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos

AT

n. IBM personal computer or compatible

distance

n. the property created by the space between two objects or points

distance

n. 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

n. a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"

aloofness, distance

n. indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance"

A, ampere, amp

n. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"

A, angstrom, angstrom unit

n. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

astatine, At, atomic number 85

n. a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium

A, vitamin A, axerophthol, antiophthalmic factor

n. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

strudel, at, @, at sign, commercial at, "at" sign, at-sign

n. a character used in electronic mail adresses to separate the addressee from the host name

distance

v. keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"

distance, outstrip, outdistance, go far ahead off

v. go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners"

reach, range

n. the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"

range, chain, mountain chain, mountain range, chain of mountains, range of mountains

n. a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"

class, socioeconomic class, social class

n. people having the same social or economic status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

group, radical

n. (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

opening, gap

n. an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"

gap, col

n. a pass between mountain peaks

horizon, skyline, apparent horizon, sensible horizon, visible horizon

n. the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

horizon

n. a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land

coolness, phlegm, imperturbability, imperturbableness

n. calm and unruffled self-assurance; "he performed with all the coolness of a veteran"

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