equidistant

English

Alternative forms

• æquidistant (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle French équidistant, from Late Latin aequidistantem, from Latin aequi (“equal”) + distantem (“distant”).

Adjective

equidistant (not comparable)

1. occupying a position midway between two ends or sides
2. 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. (cartography) 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.

Translations

occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points

• Bulgarian: равноотстоящ (bg) (ravnootstojašt)
• Esperanto: samdistanca
• German: äquidistant (de)
• Greek: ισαπέχων m (isapéchon)

• Manx: co-houd
• Portuguese: equidistante
• Spanish: equidistante (es)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌeˑ.kʋi.dɪs.ˈtɑnt/

Adjective

equidistant (not comparable)

1. equidistant

Declension

Declension of equidistant

		positive
predicative/adverbial		equidistant
indefinite	m./f. sing.	equidistante
	n. sing.	equidistant
	plural	equidistante
definite		equidistante
partitive		equidistants