equidistant

adjective

equi·​dis·​tant ˌē-kwə-ˈdi-stənt 

ˌe-

1

: equally distant

a location equidistant from two major cities

2

: representing map distances true to scale in all directions

equidistantly adverb

Examples of equidistant in a Sentence

Points on a circle are equidistant from its center.

Montreal is roughly equidistant from New York, Boston, and Toronto.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Albany suburb is roughly equidistant to New York City and Boston. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2024

This soft pro-Hindu view, often found among those who have joined the BJP directly (that is, not by way of the RSS or its affiliated organizations), challenges the Nehruvian idea of a state equidistant from all religions. —Kanchan Chandra, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2018

The convenient location to the region’s gateway airport in Nice places guests equidistant from Monaco and Saint-Tropez, which are about an hour away by private boat. —Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2024

But unlike the Equator (0 degrees latitude), which is equidistant from the north and south poles, there is no natural basis for 0 degrees longitude. —Emefa Addo Agawu, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024

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

Phrases Containing equidistant

• azimuthal equidistant projection

Kids Definition

equidistant

adjective

equi·​dis·​tant ˌē-kwə-ˈdis-tənt 

ˌek-wə-

: equally distant

the two points are equidistant from the line