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equidistance

equidistance noun: equal distance.

Noun

equidistance (usually uncountable, plural equidistances)

  1. (countable, uncountable, usually) Equal distance.
    • The men are ranged so as to form three sides of a square, and stand three deep, each prisoner being three yards from his fellow. This equidistance gives them the appearance of chess-men set out on a board.1862, Henry Mayhew, John Binny, The Criminal Prisons of London, and Scenes of Prison Life, page 308

Forms of equidistance

pluralequidistances
alternative form (archaic)æquidistance

Origin of equidistance

From equi- + distance.

Questions about equidistance

What does equidistance mean?
Equidistance means equal distance.
What part of speech is equidistance?
Equidistance is a noun.
What is the plural of equidistance?
The plural of equidistance is equidistances.

Words near equidistance in the dictionary

  1. equidispersed
  2. equidispersion
  3. equidissectable
  4. equidissection
  5. equidissections
  6. equidistance
  7. equidistances
  8. equidistant
  9. equidistant curve
  10. equidistantial
  11. equidistantly

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