| 释义 |
equi·distant
\as at equiangular+\ adjective
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, be distant — more at distant
1. : being at an equal distance : equally distant — often used with from
< points on a circle are equidistant from its center >
< houses equidistant from the street >
2. : representing map distances true to scale in all directions from a given point or along or at right angles to a given meridian or parallel (as the equator)
< 2-point equidistant diagram >
< the limited equidistant quality of a cylindrical projection >
— see azimuthal equidistant projection
• equidistantly adverb |