equidistant

adjective

equi·​dis·​tant ˌē-kwə-ˈdi-stənt How to pronounce equidistant (audio)
ˌe-
Synonyms of equidistantnext
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.
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That Publix is almost equidistant from the two South Florida offices. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026 Evidence of the latter theory includes that everyone’s voices sound equidistant in the recordings, meaning someone could have been recording what was picked up off the microphones. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026 Her case is being heard in the fourth-floor Jeffersonian courtroom, the only room in Charlotte that puts the jury below the judge, instead of on the side of the room, and positions the plaintiffs and defendants equidistant from the jury. — Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2026 Jealousy of its neighbor influenced Georgia leaders years ago to try to re-create something similar in Gwinnett County, roughly equidistant from colleges in Atlanta, Athens and Gainesville. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for equidistant

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

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The first known use of equidistant was in 1556

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“Equidistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equidistant. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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equidistant

adjective
equi·​dis·​tant ˌē-kwə-ˈdis-tənt How to pronounce equidistant (audio)
ˌek-wə-
: equally distant
the two points are equidistant from the line

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