(sociology, politics) A measure of the willingness of individuals to accept the unequal distribution of power within a society or organization.

plural of action at a distance

(physics) the concept that an object can be affected, changed, moved, or otherwise affected without being physically touched by another object.

plural of middle distance

(art, photography) The central portion of a picture in terms of depth, between the foreground and background.

comparative form of long-distance: more long-distance

plural of draw distance

(computer graphics) The maximum distance from the camera at which objects are rendered in a three-dimensional scene.

(sociology) The distance between different social groups, e.g. in terms of class, ethnicity, gender-identity, sexual-identity, etc.

(proxemics) To maintain a certain distance between at least two people to contain the spread of an infectious disease.