Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thinking distance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables
think-ing dis-tance
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The distance travelled by a vehicle between the time that the need to brake is perceived, and the time that the brakes are applied

Inflected Forms

thinking distances (plural)

Phrases

braking distance stopping distance

Frequently Paired Words

braking distance stopping distance

Questions

What does thinking distance mean?
The distance travelled by a vehicle between the time that the need to brake is perceived, and the time that the brakes are applied

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