távok

Távok is the plural form of the Hungarian noun táv, which denotes distance, length, or extent between two points, or the magnitude of a measurement over space. The term is used to refer to more than one distance or to a set of measured spans, such as the distances along different segments of a route or the overall reach of a journey. In everyday language, távok commonly describe spatial separations, for example the distances between towns or the segments of a road.

The word táv is a native Hungarian noun; its exact historical etymology is not fully established, but it remains a standard part of the language. The plural form távok follows regular Hungarian inflection and is used when speaking of multiple distances or a collective sense of reach.

In usage, távok appear in contexts ranging from geography and travel planning to sports and measurement. They can refer to physical distances on a map (for instance, road distances or the lengths of stages in a race) as well as the broader notion of extent or coverage of a route or area. The term also appears in compound forms where distance or reach is a key notion, such as távvezeték (transmission line) or távcső (telescope).

Related terms include távolság, which more specifically denotes the distance between two points, and hossz, which conveys length in a more general sense. In Hungarian, táv emphasizes the extent or span rather than size alone; for time-related concepts, the common term is időtáv.