EQUIDISTANT


Meaning of EQUIDISTANT in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ ē -kw ə - ' dis-t ə nt, ˌ e-

Function: 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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