Road that shortens the distance
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CUTOFFRoad that shortens the distance.
milestonesA stone set up beside a road to mark the distance in miles to a particular place
binocularinstrument with two lenses that makes objects in the distance appear larger
taximetersA device used in taxicabs that automatically records the distance traveled and the fare payable
ONEDistance forward in the alphabet that each changed letter in the theme entries has moved
underclubin golf, to hit with a club that has too great loft to achieve the required distance
extensionA length of electric cord that permits the use of an appliance at some distance from a fixed socket
longitudethe angular distance of any place on the earth's surface, east or west of a standard meridian (eg that of Greenwich)
tacana system of navigation that uses ultrahigh frequency signals to determine the distance and bearing of an aircraft from a transmitting station
longitudesLONGITUDE, the angular distance of any place on the earth's surface, east or west of a standard meridian (eg that of Greenwich)
distancesThe distance from the winning post that a horse must have reached when the winner finishes in order to qualify for a subsequent heat
apogeanthe point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
rocketsA cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents, used typically as a firework or signal
runflat(of an automobile tire) constructed so as not to deflate completely after a puncture so that a motorist can still drive the vehicle for some distance
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
discia heavy disk (as of wood or plastic) that is thicker in the center than at the perimeter and that is hurled for distance as a track-and-field event
ceresdwarf planet that orbits within the asteroid belt with a mean distance from the sun of 2.7 astronomical units (260 million miles) and a diameter of 590 miles (950 kilometers)
radionicsA system of alternative medicine based on the supposition that detectable electromagnetic radiation emitted by living matter can be interpreted diagnostically and transmitted to treat illness at a distance by complex electrical instruments
conductivitiesThe rate at which heat passes through a specified material, expressed as the amount of heat that flows per unit time through a unit area with a temperature gradient of one degree per unit distance
conductivityThe rate at which heat passes through a specified material, expressed as the amount of heat that flows per unit time through a unit area with a temperature gradient of one degree per unit distance
isometryfunction from one metric space onto a second metric space having the property that the distance between two points in the first space is equal to the distance between the image points in the second space
translationMovement of a body from one point of space to another such that every point of the body moves in the same direction and over the same distance, without any rotation, reflection, or change in size
translationsMovement of a body from one point of space to another such that every point of the body moves in the same direction and over the same distance, without any rotation, reflection, or change in size
parsecunit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years
parseca unit of measure for interstellar space that is equal to 3.26 light-years and is the distance to an object having a parallax of one second as seen from points separated by one astronomical unit
tipcatgame in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance
morgansa unit of inferred distance between genes on a chromosome that is used in constructing genetic maps and is equal to the distance for which the frequency of crossing over between specific pairs of genes is 100 percent
tipcatsgame in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance
watsbulk-rate telephone service that enables a subscriber to make an unlimited number of long-distance telephone calls within a given service area for a fixed monthly charge or to receive calls from given areas with no charge to the caller
rotatedcause (a plane region or line) to sweep out a volume or surface by moving around an axis so that each of its points remains at a constant distance from the axis generate a torus by rotating a circle about an external line
rotatingcause (a plane region or line) to sweep out a volume or surface by moving around an axis so that each of its points remains at a constant distance from the axis generate a torus by rotating a circle about an external line