social distancing
Pronunciation
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈsoʊʃəl ˌdɪstən(t)sɪŋ/
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈsəʊʃəl ˌdɪstən(t)sɪŋ/
Noun

social distancing (uncountable)

  1. (epidemiology) The practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases by isolating those with such diseases in quarantines, maintaining space between individuals, and prohibiting certain activities.
Synonyms
  • physical distancing
Verb
  1. present participle of social distance#English|social distance
Related terms Translations
  • French: distanciation sociale, éloignement social, distanciation physique, éloignement physique
  • German: soziale Distanzierung, Social Distancing, räumliche Distanzierung, räumliche Trennung,
  • Italian: distanziamento sociale
  • Portuguese: distanciamento social
  • Russian: социа́льное дистанци́рование
  • Spanish: distanciamiento social



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