“distance” in Latin

Of space, distantia (only Vitrvius, 6, 1, 7; who also uses abstantia; and Plin.): intervallum (space interposed). Sometimes spatium (space; e.g., distare inter se modicum spatium, Liv., 8, 8; ☞ “not abjunctio, which Lipsius uses): longitudo itineris (distance travelled or to be travelled); also longinquitas viae: at a distance, or at some distance, procul (not near): at a great distance, longo spatio or intervallo interjecto: at an equal distance, or distances, paribus spatiis: at a short distance, parvo spatio (e.g., distare a, etc.) :”at a distance of,” is to be turned by a, ab; e.g., at a distance of 5000 paces, a milibus passuum quinque, or intermissis milibus passuum quinque (Vid: Held, Caes., B.C., 1, 65): at a considerable distance, satis magno intervallo a (ab), etc.: placed at a distance from each other, rari, ae, a (plurial, of what have wide intervals between); raris intervallis positi, ae, a (e.g., trees): to be at equal distances, distare ex aequo or pari spatio: to place the troops at equal distances, paribus intervallis copias constituere: at no great distance from each other, mediocribus intervallis (e.g., separatim singularum civitatum copias collocare): planted at some distance from each other, raris intervallis positi (e.g., trees, etc.).

Of time, spatium temporis, or tempus or plur., tempora only: longinquitas (length; long duration; temporis): tempus interjectum: temporis intervallum.

FIG., For respect (= distant behavior), observantia; re verentia [SYN. in RESPECT]: to keep one’s distance, reverentiam quandam adversus aliquem adhibere; reverentiam alicui habere or praestare: not to keep one’s proper distance, reverentiae oblivisci (Quint., 11, 1, 62); reverentiam alicujus exuere (Tac., Hist., 1, 55, 4): to keep anybody at a (proper) distance, excludere (PROP.; not to let anybody into the house; e.g., of one who keeps her lover at a distance); also janua prohibere: aditu januae arcere: alicujus aditum, sermonem, congressum fugere (used together; Cic., Sext., 52, 111); also aditum alicujus sermonemque defugere (Caes., B.G., 6, 13; to avoid anybody); aliquem in familiaritatem suam non recipere: not to keep anybody at a proper distance, perhaps se abjicere ad alicujus usum ac consuetudinem (☞ Cic., Parad., 1, 3, 14; De Legg., 1, 9, 26): to keep one’s self at a distance, se removere ab aliquo or alicujus amicitia.

ImPROP., (= deference) distantia (Cic., Loel., 20, 74); discrimen (Cic., Rull., 2, 32, 87). [Vid: DIFFERENCE.]

The distance (in a picture), quae (in pictura) recedunt or abscedunt: recessus (e.g., umbra aliqua et recessus, Cic.; of a speech, but speaking of it figuratively). To be in the distance, recessisse (Quint. 2, 17, 21; opposed to eminere, Quint., or exstare atque eminere, Cic.).

To throw into the background of a picture (Dryden), efficere, ut aliquid recessisse (in opere) credamus (Quint. 2, 17, 21; of a painter); *facere, ut aliquid recessisse videatur.

To leave behind one, at a race, cursu superare aliquem (Hor.): aliquem procul a se relinquere (Quint., 10, 1, 51; to leave anybody far behind): respiciens aliquis videt aliquem magno intervallo sequentem (after Liv., 1, 26) or praecurrere aliquem.