- distant by equal amounts from two or more places
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e•qui•dis•tant /ˌikwɪˈdɪstənt, ˌɛkwɪ-/USA pronunciation
adj. [usually: be + ~]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- equally distant:The two cities are equidistant from here.
e•qui•dis•tant
(ē′kwi dis′tənt, ek′wi-),USA pronunciation adj.
e′qui•dis′tant•ly, adv.
- Mathematicsequally distant.
- Late Latin aequidistant- (stem of aequidistāns). See equi-, distant
- Middle French
- 1560–70
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equidistant /ˌiːkwɪˈdɪstənt/ adj
'equidistant' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
centre
- circle
- equator
- equi-
- locus
- sphere
- azimuthal equidistant projection
- back score
- blue line
- Celtic cross
- center
- centered
- conjugate axis
- diffraction grating
- galactic equator
- keyhole
- middle
- midpoint
- minor axis
- parabola
- parallel
- red line
- Trojan group
- zenithal equidistant projection