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equidistant

UK/ˌɛk.wɪˈdɪs.tənt//ˌi.kwəˈdɪs.tənt/

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equidistant adjective: occupying a position midway between two ends or sides.

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. 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.

equidistant meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam and Kannada

equidistant in Tamil

சம தூரத்திலுள்ள, சமதூரமான, சமதொலைவு

equidistant in Marathi

equidistant
समांतर samāntar

equidistant in Malayalam

തുല്യദൂരമുള്ള, സമദൂരമായ, ഏകദൂരമായ

equidistant in Kannada

ಸರಿದೂರದ
More languagesFewer languages
equidistant in Tagalog
pariagwat
equidistant in Persian
متساوی الفاصله motasâvi-ol-fâsele

Forms of equidistant

alternative form (archaic)æquidistant

Origin of equidistant

From Middle French équidistant, from Late Latin aequidistantem, from aequī (“equal”) + distantem (“distant”). By surface analysis, equi- + distant.

Words formed from equidistant

Questions about equidistant

What does equidistant mean?
Equidistant means occupying a position midway between two ends or sides.
What is equidistant in Tamil?
Equidistant in Tamil is சம தூரத்திலுள்ள, சமதூரமான, சமதொலைவு. See Equidistant meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is equidistant?
Equidistant is an adjective.
How do you pronounce equidistant?
Equidistant is pronounced /ˌɛk.wɪˈdɪs.tənt/ (UK).

Words near equidistant in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: equidistant (page history and authors); equidistant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); समांतर (Marathi) (page history and authors); equidistant (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); equidistant (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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