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Noun
S:
(n)
pace
,
gait
(the rate of moving (especially walking or running))
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full hyponym
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sister term
S:
(n)
rate
(a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit)
"they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
footstep
,
pace
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step
,
stride
(the distance covered by a step)
"he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
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S:
(n)
indefinite quantity
(an estimated quantity)
S:
(n)
measure
,
quantity
,
amount
(how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)
S:
(n)
abstraction
,
abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
pace
,
rate
(the relative speed of progress or change)
"he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"
S:
(n)
pace
,
stride
,
tread
(a step in walking or running)
S:
(n)
tempo
,
pace
(the rate of some repeating event)
S:
(n)
yard
,
pace
(a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride)
Verb
S:
(v)
pace
(walk with slow or fast paces)
"He paced up and down the hall"
S:
(v)
pace
(go at a pace)
"The horse paced"
S:
(v)
pace
,
step
(measure (distances) by pacing)
"step off ten yards"
S:
(v)
pace
(regulate or set the pace of)
"Pace your efforts"