equidistant

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Pronunciation
/ˌɛk.wɪˈdɪs.tənt/(UK)
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/ˌɛk.wɪˈdɪs.tənt/(UK) · /ˌiː.kwɪˈdɪs.tənt/(UK) · /ˌi.kwəˈdɪs.tənt/(US)

Definition of equidistant

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Occupying a position midway between two ends or sides.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Occupying a position midway between two ends or sides.
  2. (not-comparable)Occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points. Note that in a one-dimensional space this position can be identified with two points, in a two-dimensional space with three points (not on the same straight line), and in a three-dimensional space with four points (not in the same plane).
  3. (not-comparable)Describing a map projection that preserves scale. No map can show scale correctly throughout the entire map but some can show true scale between one or two points and every point or along every meridian and these are referred to as equidistant.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos Late Latin aiquos Late Latin aequus Late Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Late Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti…

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Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos Late Latin aiquos Late Latin aequus Late Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Late Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staēōder. Late Latin stō Late Latin distō Late Latin aequidistō Late Latin aequidistānsder. Middle French équidistantder. English equidistant From Middle French équidistant, from Late Latin aequidistantem, from aequī (“equal”) + distantem (“distant”). By surface analysis, equi- + distant.

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