equidistant en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Latin stō Latin distō Latin aequidistō Late Latin aequidistānsder. Middle French équidistantder. English equidistant From Middle French équidistant, from Late Latin aequidistantem, from aequī (“equal”) + distantem (“distant”). By surface analysis, equi- + distant.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Occupying a position midway between two ends or sides.
- (not-comparable) 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).
- (not-comparable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| æquidistant | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
equidistant curve · equidistantly · nonequidistant · inequidistant
Translations (16)
nv ałtsʼáhoníłtso (occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points) · de äquidistant (occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points) · mk еквидистанција (occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points) · gv co-houd (occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points) · mk рамнооддалеченост (occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points) · fa متساوی الفاصله (occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points) · hu egyenlő távolságú (occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points) · eo samdistanca (occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points) · bg равноотстоящ (occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points) · pt equidistante (occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points) · es equidistante (occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points) · ca equidistant (occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points) · hu egyenlő távolságra levő (occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points) · hu hossztartó (cartography: describing a map projection that preserves scale) · el ισαπέχων (occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points) · tl pariagwat (occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points)