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equidistant

[ee-kwi-dis-tuhnt, ek-wi-] Example Sentences Origin

e·qui·dis·tant

[ee-kwi-dis-tuhnt, ek-wi-]
adjective
equally distant.

Origin:
1560–70; < Middle French < Late Latin aequidistant- (stem of aequidistāns). See equi-, distant

e·qui·dis·tant·ly, adverb
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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.
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equidistant (ˌiːkwɪˈdɪstənt)
 
adj
distant by equal amounts from two or more places
 
equi'distance
 
n
 
equi'distantly
 
adv

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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.
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Science Dictionary
equidistant   (ē'kwĭ-dĭs'tənt)  Pronunciation Key 
Equally distant.
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