Distance
Distance noun - The space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects.
Proportion and distance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proportion" instead a noun "Distance".
Proportion
Proportion noun - A balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts.
Distance and proportion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distance" instead a noun "Proportion".
How words are described
| good | good distance | good proportion |
| high | high distance | high proportion |
| equal | equal distance | equal proportion |
| exact | exact distance | exact proportion |
| Other adjectives: similar, considerable, correct, reasonable, fair, small, actual, massive, large, great, enormous, huge, impressive, decent, significant, ridiculous, vast, greater, realistic, surprising. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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In a Single Bound: The BFG can leap great distance, even in proportion to his gigantic size.
Source: Film / The BFG -
Context-Sensitive Button: The amount of damage EVE's Arm Cannon does varies, mostly in inverse proportion to the distance of the target.
Source: Western Animation / WALLE -
Piers Anthony's Cluster series had, as a rule of space colonization, that civilizations would regress in proportion to their distance from the original home planet.
Source: Days of Future Past
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