"equidistant" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɛk.wɪˈdɪs.tənt/ [UK], /ˌi.kwəˈdɪs.tənt/ [US] Audio: en-us-equidistant.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-equidistant.wav [US] Forms: equidistant [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: equi- + distant Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|equi|distant}} equi- + distant Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is equidistant from 2 or more points, it is located at a position that is the same distance from those points.
    Sense id: simple-equidistant-en-adj-cCEntT4M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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