equidistant
See also: équidistant
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- æquidistant (archaic)
Etymology edit
From Middle French équidistant, from Late Latin aequidistantem, from aequī (“equal”) + distantem (“distant”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
equidistant (not comparable)
- Occupying a position midway between two ends or sides.
- 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).
- (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.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points
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cartography: describing a map projection that preserves scale
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Further reading edit
- “equidistant”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin aequidistantem.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [ə.ki.ðisˈtan]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.ki.ðisˈtant]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [e.ki.ðisˈtant]
Adjective edit
equidistant m or f (masculine and feminine plural equidistants)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “equidistant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French équidistant, from Latin aequidistāns.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
equidistant (not comparable)
Inflection edit
Inflection of equidistant | ||||
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uninflected | equidistant | |||
inflected | equidistante | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | equidistant | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | equidistante | ||
n. sing. | equidistant | |||
plural | equidistante | |||
definite | equidistante | |||
partitive | equidistants |