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单词 equidistant
释义

equidistant

adjective

equi·​dis·​tant ˌē-kwə-ˈdi-stənt How to pronounce equidistant (audio)
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1
: equally distant
a location equidistant from two major cities
2
: representing map distances true to scale in all directions
equidistantly adverb

Example Sentences

Points on a circle are equidistant from its center. Montreal is roughly equidistant from New York, Boston, and Toronto.
Recent Examples on the Web Cal Poly’s Mott Gym — roughly equidistant between the schools — in front of no fans because of COVID restrictions. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2022 Posad Pokrovske, which lies almost exactly equidistant between Mykolaiv and Kherson, is the last point under Ukrainian control. Nabih Bulosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2022 For the past five years the Libertine atelier has occupied a cavernous former automotive garage off Santa Monica Boulevard, equidistant from Paramount Studios and Netflix’s sparkling headquarters. Christina Binkley, Town & Country, 24 Feb. 2022 But Tucson is nearly equidistant from both cities anyway. Bruce Pascoe, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2022 Otherwise the book is perfectly equidistant between riff and investigation. New York Times, 8 Feb. 2022 Ideally situated near the halfway point of Montauk Highway, Topping Rose House is equidistant from the best shopping, cafés, museums, galleries, and restaurants that the East End has to offer. Ariel Okin, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2022 The naval air station at Sigonella in Sicily, where long-range surveillance aircraft are deployed, is almost exactly equidistant from Beirut and Gibraltar at opposite ends of the sea. Loren Thompson, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021 Chicago and Knowles are about 3,700 miles away from the Isle of Man, which is located almost equidistant between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Gary Stoller, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin aequidistant-, aequidistans, from Latin aequi- + distant-, distans, present participle of distare to stand apart — more at distant

First Known Use

1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1

equidistant

adjective

as in halfway
located at the same distance Points on a circle are equidistant from its center. Montreal is roughly equidistant from New York, Boston, and Toronto.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • halfway
  • nearest
  • innermost
  • inner
  • central
  • medial
  • middle
  • inmost
  • intermediate
  • median
  • mediate
  • intermediary
  • mid
  • midmost
  • in-between
  • borderline
  • medium
  • gray
  • grey
  • betwixt and between

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • outer
  • peripheral
  • farthest
  • outermost
  • furthest
  • remotest
  • extreme
  • farthermost
  • utmost
  • furthermost
  • outmost
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