social distance
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English
Pronunciation
Noun
social distance (plural social distances)
- (sociology) The distance between different social groups, e.g. in terms of class, ethnicity, gender-identity, sexual-identity, etc.
- (proxemics) An appropriate distance for interactions among acquaintances during epidemics.
Translations
distance between social groups
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appropriate distance for interactions among acquaintances during epidemics
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Verb
social distance (third-person singular simple present social distances, present participle social distancing, simple past and past participle social distanced)
- (proxemics) To maintain a certain distance between at least two people to contain the spread of an infectious disease.
Related terms
- social distancing (disease control)
- socially distant (disease control)
Translations
to maintain a certain distance between at least two people to contain the spread of an infectious disease
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Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English social distance.
Noun
social distance f (plural social distances, diminutive social distanceje n)