afastamento

Portuguese

Etymology

Afastar (“to move away; to repel”) +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˌfastaˈmẽtu/, /aˌfaʃtamẽtu/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˌfastaˈmẽto/

Noun

afastamento m (plural afastamentos)

the act or result of repelling or of moving two things away from each other
the distance between things
the process of growing apart (of people becoming less acquainted with each other); distancing
a temporary removal from office
(statistics) the difference between a predicted value and the actual result
(transport) deviation of a vehicle or craft from a route

Synonyms

(act of moving things apart): afastança, desvio, divergência, diversão, separação
(distance between things): distância
(process of growing apart): distanciamento

Related terms

afastado
afastador
afastança
afastar

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