equidistant

/'i:kwi'distənt/

Thân thiện

The two towns are equidistant from the central train station.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being at equal distances: Describes points or objects that maintain the same distance from each other or from a common reference point at all measured locations.

Usage

The adjective equidistant is used to describe a geometric or spatial relationship. It is often followed by the preposition "from" to specify the reference points. - Example Structure: Point A is equidistant from Point B and Point C.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The two villages are equidistant from the town center. (The villages are the same distance away from the center.)
  • In an isosceles triangle, the apex is equidistant from the two base vertices. (The top point is the same distance from the two bottom points.)
  • She placed the candles so they were equidistant along the mantelpiece. (The candles were spaced at equal intervals.)

Advanced Usage

• "equidistant between": Used to describe a point that is at the center of a line connecting two other points.
  • The monument stands equidistant between the northern and southern gates of the city.
• In a figurative or abstract sense, it can describe a position of neutrality or equal removal from two opposing ideas.
  • The politician tried to maintain an equidistant stance from both extreme factions.

Variants and Related Words

• Equidistance (noun): The state or quality of being equidistant.
  • The equidistance of the points from the center creates a perfect circle.

Synonyms

• Equally distant: Having the same distance.
• Midway: At a point halfway between two others (often implies being on the connecting line).

Antonyms

• Unequally spaced: Not at uniform distances.
• Asymmetrical: Not having balanced or equal distances.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. the same distance apart at every point