单词 | distancer |
释义 | distancern. 1. Something that is inserted between two objects in order to maintain a distance between them or keep them from touching; a distance block or distance piece. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition or fact of being interjacent > [noun] > that which is interjacent > and separates two things horizona1387 divisionc1400 long divisionc1400 departinga1475 departure1523 separation1615 separatress1630 intercept1821 distancer1884 1884 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener & Home Farmer 4 Dec. 516/1 These pieces [of wood] serve as distancers to the frame. 1912 Aeroplane 29 Feb. 214/1 The second distancer should be laid on the lower ‘lath’. 2013 I. Boldea Linear Electric Machines, Drives & MAGLEVs Handbk. ix. 209 Lamination packs..separated by insulation distancers. 2. Athletics. An athlete who competes in races over a long distance; = distance runner at distance n. Compounds 1b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > racer > types of dead-heater1868 distance runner1868 pacemaker1884 tail-ender1885 pacer1893 distancer1911 finisher1963 1911 Washington Post 26 Dec. 8/2 No fleeter and stronger field of distancers ever broke from the barrier than that which will measure strides in the 5-mile event on Wednesday evening. 1927 White & Blue (Seton Hall Coll.) 83 Our track excelled all others in producing track material, sending out one the best distancers in the East. 1999 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 12 Oct. (Sports section) 6 Dan Coval, Council Rock's standout distancer.., captured the boys' individual title in a course record 14:47. 3. Psychology. A person who maintains a state of emotional detachment in relationships. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > quality of not manifesting emotion > person tight-ass1969 distancer1976 1976 T. F. Fogarty in P. J. Guerin Family Therapy vii. 148 The distancer..represents the forces of individuality carried to the extreme. 2015 S. Stosny 4 Sept. in www.psychologytoday.com (blog, accessed 1 Feb. 2021) Pursuers can be creative in attempts to engineer closeness, while distancers can be just as fervent in their resistance. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1884 |
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