Translation of distance – English–Tamil dictionary

distance

noun

/ˈdɪs.təns/ us

/ˈdɪs.təns/

distance noun (SPACE)

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the amount of space between two places

இரண்டு இடங்களுக்கு இடையிலான இடத்தின் அளவு

What's the distance between Madrid and Barcelona/from Madrid to Barcelona? மாட்ரிட் மற்றும் பார்சிலோனாவுக்கு இடையிலான தூரம் என்ன/மாட்ரிட்டில் இருந்து பார்சிலோனா வரை?

He travels quite a distance (= a long way) to work every day. அவர் ஒவ்வொரு நாளும் வேலை செய்ய மிகவும் தூரம் (=நீண்ட தூரம்) பயணம் செய்கிறார்.

Does she live within walking distance of her parents? அவள் பெற்றோர் நடந்து வரும் தூரத்தில் தான் வாழ்கிறாளா?

in the distance

at a point that is far away

தொலைவில் இருக்கும் ஒரு கட்டத்தில்

On a clear day you can see the temple in the distance. ஒரு தெளிவான நாளில் நீங்கள் தூரத்தில் கோயிலைக் காணலாம்.

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The house is only a very short distance from the sea.
Can you read that sign from this distance?
Sound can travel over very large distances in water.
If you're going to walk those sort of distances you need proper walking boots.
We could just see the train approaching in the distance.

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The variability around the aerodynamic expectation suggested that postural control, by the spider, could play a significant part in ballooning distances.

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Measurement and other forms of scientific representation are deployed "in the regulation of social and economic relations" over large distances.

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Vagrants, for example, were more mobile and travelled longer distances than other migrants.

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Therefore, a probability distribution specifying availability of consanguines at various distances was given as an input.

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The reasons were the lack of available places and the long distances between home and school.

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An appropriate rate of spread is obtained with rare dispersal at distances of the order of tens of kilometres.

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At large distances from the circular cylinder the total magnetic field consists of two parts.

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If, however, the distances vary, the resulting intersections will produce compartments and facets of all the possible combinations.

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空間, 距離，路程, 方式…

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