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equidistant

/ˌi.kwəˈdɪs.tənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
equidis-tant
IPA
/ˌi.kwəˈdɪs.tənt/
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occupying a position midway between two ends or sides.

adj

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).

adj

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.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: équidistant, aequidistantem

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌi.kwəˈdɪs.tənt/
  • British English: /ˌɛk.wɪˈdɪs.tənt/

Inflected Forms

æquidistant (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

equidistantly inequidistant nonequidistant

Phrases

equidistant curve

Questions

How do you pronounce equidistant?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌi.kwəˈdɪs.tənt/.
What does equidistant mean?
Occupying a position midway between two ends or sides.
Where does equidistant come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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