spatiotemporal
Americanadjective
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pertaining to space-time.
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of or relating to both space and time.
adjective
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of or existing in both space and time
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of or concerned with space-time
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Etymology
Origin of spatiotemporal
1915–20; < Latin spati ( um ) space + -o- + temporal 1
Example Sentences
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"Using an HS-AFM setup including an inverted optical microscope with a laser, allowed us to trigger changes in azo-polymer films while observing them in real time with high spatiotemporal resolution."
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024
In a sense, our creators are everywhere and nowhere at once, standing outside our spatiotemporal manifold.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2022
The German neuroscientist Georg Northoff argues that a "conscious…artificial creature would need to show spatiotemporal mechanisms such as… the nestedness and expansion" of spontaneous fluctuations.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2021
This concept envisions spatiotemporal interactions between life and environment, and how they modify each other.
From Scientific American • Sep. 5, 2019
Mr. Gladwell connects his disgust over the off-limits greenery to Bob Hope, Plutarch and the theory of spatiotemporal continuity.
From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2019
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