adjective
equidistant
ee-kwih-DIS-tunt/ˌiːkwɪˈdɪstənt/
At the same distance from two or more points.
The central point is equidistant from all three posts surrounding it.
Etymology
The pieces express “standing equally apart.” Here, distance is measured from multiple reference points: something equidistant stands the same distance from each.
In context
The word equator means even maker in Latin. Simply it is an imaginary line on the surface of the earth equidistant from the north and south poles separating the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.
More examples
- Choose a meeting place equidistant from both offices.
- The fountain is equidistant from all three gates.
- A segment's midpoint is equidistant from its endpoints.
Forms
equidistant
equidistance noun — The condition of being equally distant.
equidistantly adverb — At equal distances from reference points.
Similar words
- midway
- Halfway between two points, not merely equally far from them.