"equidistant" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɛk.wɪˈdɪs.tənt/ [UK], /ˌiː.kwɪˈdɪs.tənt/ [UK], /ˌi.kwəˈdɪs.tənt/ [US] Audio: En-us-equidistant.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-equidistant.wav [New-Jersey]
Etymology: From Middle French équidistant, from Late Latin aequidistantem, from aequī (“equal”) + distantem (“distant”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|équidistant}} Middle French équidistant, {{der|en|LL.|aequidistantem}} Late Latin aequidistantem, {{af|la|aequī|distantem|nocat=1|t1=equal|t2=distant}} aequī (“equal”) + distantem (“distant”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} equidistant (not comparable)
  1. Occupying a position midway between two ends or sides. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-equidistant-en-adj-6nKKinkv
  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). Tags: not-comparable Translations (occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points): равноотстоящ (ravnootstojašt) (Bulgarian), equidistant (Catalan), samdistanca (Esperanto), äquidistant (German), ισαπέχων (isapéchon) [masculine] (Greek), egyenlő távolságra levő (Hungarian), egyenlő távolságú (Hungarian), рамнооддалеченост (ramnooddalečenost) [feminine, plural] (Macedonian), еквидистанција (ekvidistancija) [feminine] (Macedonian), co-houd (Manx), متساوی الفاصله (motasâvi-ol-fâsele) (Persian), equidistante (Portuguese), equidistante (Spanish), pariagwat (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-equidistant-en-adj-~AL0sl7d Disambiguation of 'occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points': 23 65 11
  3. (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. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Cartography Translations (cartography: describing a map projection that preserves scale): hossztartó (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-equidistant-en-adj-zR5N4elT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Non-Euclidean geometry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 37 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 34 57 Disambiguation of Non-Euclidean geometry: 7 27 65 Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'cartography: describing a map projection that preserves scale': 3 16 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: æquidistant [archaic] Derived forms: equidistantly, inequidistant, nonequidistant

Alternative forms

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