Added to
Favorites
Sign Up
Log In
Introducing a cool
new way to learn!
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Word Dynamo
Quotes
Reference
Translator
Spanish
Related Searches
Equidistant point...
Locus equidistant...
Azimuthal equidis...
Corresponding ang...
Consecutive inter...
Parallel lines
Non euclidean geo...
Perpendicular bis...
Nearby Words
equi'valent
equi-
equianalgesic
equiangled
equiangular
equiangular hyp...
equiangular hyp...
equiangular hyp...
equiangular tri...
equiangular-hyp...
equiangularity
equiaxial
equibalance
equicaloric
equicrescent
equicrural
equicrure
equidae
equidifferent
equidistance
equidistant
equidistributio...
equidiurnal
equiform
equiformal
equilateral
equilateral hyp...
equilateral hyp...
equilateral hyp...
equilateral tri...
equilateral-hyp...
equilateralism
equilateralist
equilenin
equili'bristic
equilibrant
equilibrate
equilibration
equilibrator
equilibratory
equilibria
Synonyms
central
center
middle
MORE
equidistant
[
ee-kwi-
dis
-t
uh
nt
,
ek-wi-
]
Example Sentences
Origin
e·qui·dis·tant
/
ˌi
kwɪˈdɪs
tənt
,
ˌɛk
wɪ-
/
Show Spelled
[
ee-kwi-
dis
-t
uh
nt
,
ek-wi-
]
Show IPA
adjective
equally distant.
Origin:
1560–70;
<
Middle French
<
Late Latin
aequidistant-
(stem of
aequidistāns
).
See
equi-
,
distant
Related forms
e·qui·dis·tant·ly,
adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To
equidistant
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Equidistant
is always a great word to know.
So is
flibbertigibbet
. Does it mean:
So is
doohickey
. Does it mean:
So is
gobo
. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Example Sentences
Problems arise mostly in suburban locations about
equidistant
from two or more cities.
Then she garnished the mixture's pristine white surface with four
equidistant
sprinkles of mixed dried mint and tarragon.
His mother lives across the way in one direction, and his father is
equidistant
in the other.
EXPAND
Problems arise mostly in suburban locations about
equidistant
from two or more cities.
Then she garnished the mixture's pristine white surface with four
equidistant
sprinkles of mixed dried mint and tarragon.
His mother lives across the way in one direction, and his father is
equidistant
in the other.
Both are roughly
equidistant
from the construction zone at ground zero.
Japan claims an area defined by a line
equidistant
from both nations' respective.
Ensure that your speakers are
equidistant
from the walls.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
equidistant
(ˌiːkwɪˈdɪstənt)
—
adj
distant by equal amounts from two or more places
equi'distance
—
n
equi'distantly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
equidistant
1560s, from Fr. équidistant, from L.L. aequidistantem, from aequi- (see
equal
) + distantem (see
distant
). In reference to a type of map projection, from 1866.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Science Dictionary
equidistant
(ē'kwĭ-dĭs'tənt)
Pronunciation Key
Equally distant.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Searching for
equidistant
?
How many words do you actually know?
FIND OUT
Related Words
middle
midpoint
equator
parallel
zenithal equidistant projection
azimuthal equidistant projection
back score
blue line
Celtic cross
center
centered
conjugate axis
MORE
Quote Of The Day
"For all the injustices in our past and our present, we have to believe that in the free exchange of ideas, justice will prevail over injustice, tolerance over intolerance and progress over reaction."
-Hillary Rodham Clinton
MORE
Partners:
Word
Bloglines
Citysearch
The Daily Beast
Ask Answers
Ask Kids
Life123
Sendori
Thesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright ©
2012
. All rights reserved.
About
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
API
Careers
Advertise with Us
Contact Us
Help
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Favorites feature
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT
How many words do you know?
FIND OUT