equidistant

American  

[ee-kwi-dis-tuhnt, ek-wi-] / ˌi kwɪˈdɪs tənt, ˌɛk wɪ- /

adjective

1. equally distant.

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equidistant British  

/ ˌiːkwɪˈdɪstənt /

adjective

1. distant by equal amounts from two or more places

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equidistant Scientific  

/ ē′kwĭ-dĭs′tənt /

1. Equally distant.

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Usage

What does equidistant mean? If two things or places are equidistant from something, they are equally far away.Equidistant is another way of saying equally distant, meaning at the same distance from something. This doesn’t mean they are in the same location: two different cities might be equidistant to where you live—they might be both 50 miles away from your home. Often, equidistant refers to things that are approximately but not exactly the same distance apart.Example: The architectural plans require every single pole to be equidistant to the main pillar—they should all be exactly 27 feet away.

Other Word Forms

• equidistance noun
• equidistantly adverb

Etymology

Origin of equidistant

1560–70; < Middle French < Late Latin aequidistant- (stem of aequidistāns ). See equi-, distant

Example Sentences

It made a complete turn over the sea roughly equidistant from the eastern Chinese coast and Japan's southern island of Kyushu, landing in Shanghai shortly after 11am local time.

From Barron's

The places that happen to be perfectly equidistant between your home and your family or friend are rarely the places you’re actually interested in.

From Los Angeles Times

Triton is one of the major islands in the Paracel group, which is roughly equidistant from the coast of Vietnam and China’s island province of Hainan.

From Seattle Times

In fairness, all of the West Coast’s major cities are nearly equidistant from Washington, D.C.

From Seattle Times

The first is isochronous, in which intervals between notes are equidistant.

From New York Times