EQUIDISTANT


Meaning of EQUIDISTANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌē-kwə-ˈdis-tənt, ˌe- ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin aequidistant-, aequidistans, from Latin aequi- + distant-, distans, present participle of distare to stand apart — more at distant

Date: 1556

1. : equally distant

a location equidistant from two major cities

2. : representing map distances true to scale in all directions

• equi·dis·tant·ly adverb

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