This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
mean distance
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun Astronomy.
the arithmetic mean of the greatest and least distances of a planet from the sun, used in stating the size of an orbit; the semimajor axis.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.
Question 1 of 7
“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of mean distance
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby mean distance
mean corpuscular volume, meander, meandering stream, meander line, mean deviation, mean distance, meandrous, mean free path, meanie, meaning, meaningful
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use mean distance in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for mean distance
mean distance
noun
the average of the greatest and least distances of a celestial body from its primary
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012