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Webster 1913 Edition
Equidistant
Eˊqui-dis′tant
,Adj.
[L.
aequidistans
, -antis
; aequus
equal + distans
distant: cf. F. équidistant
.] Being at an equal distance from the same point or thing.
– Eˊqui-dis′tant-ly
, adv.
Sir T. Browne.
Webster 1828 Edition
Equidistant
EQUIDIS'TANT
,Adj.
Being at an equal distance from some point or place.
Definition 2024
equidistant
equidistant
See also: équidistant
English
Alternative forms
- æquidistant (archaic)
Adjective
equidistant (not comparable)
- occupying a position midway between two ends or sides
- 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).
- (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
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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌeː.kʋi.dɪs.ˈtɑnt/
Adjective
equidistant (not comparable)
Inflection
| Inflection of equidistant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | equidistant | |||
| inflected | equidistante | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | equidistant | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | equidistante | ||
| n. sing. | equidistant | |||
| plural | equidistante | |||
| definite | equidistante | |||
| partitive | equidistants | |||