afastamento

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.fas.taˈmẽ.tu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.faʃ.taˈmẽ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.fas.taˈmẽ.to/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.fɐʃ.tɐˈmẽ.tu/

  • Hyphenation: a‧fas‧ta‧men‧to

Noun

afastamento m (plural afastamentos)

  1. the act or result of repelling or of moving two things away from each other
  2. the distance between things
    Synonym: distância
  3. the process of growing apart (of people becoming less acquainted with each other); distancing
    Synonym: distanciamento
  4. a temporary removal from office
  5. (statistics) the difference between a predicted value and the actual result
    Synonyms: afastança, desvio, divergência, diversão, separação
  6. (transport) deviation of a vehicle or craft from a route
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