spacial

[spey-shuh l]

adjective

spatial.

Related formsspa·ci·al·i·ty

[spey-shee-al-i-tee] /ˌspeɪ ʃiˈæl ɪ ti/, nounspa·cial·ly, adverb

spatial

or spa·cial

[spey-shuh l]

adjective

of or relating to space.

existing or occurring in space; having extension in space.

Origin of spatial

1840–50; < Latin spati(um) space + -al¹

Related formsspa·ti·al·i·ty

[spey-shee-al-i-tee] /ˌspeɪ ʃiˈæl ɪ ti/, nounspa·tial·ly, adverbnon·spa·tial, adjectivenon·spa·tial·ly, adverbnon·spa·ti·al·i·ty, nounqua·si-spa·tial, adjectivequa·si-spa·tial·ly, adverbun·spa·tial, adjectiveun·spa·tial·ly, adverbun·spa·ti·al·i·ty, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for spacial

spacial

adjective

a variant spelling of spatial

spatial

spacial

adjective

of or relating to space

existing or happening in space

Derived Formsspatiality (ˌspeɪʃɪˈælɪtɪ), nounspatially, adverb

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Word Origin and History for spacial

spatial

adj.

1847, from Latin spatium + adjectival suffix -al (1); formed in English as an adjective to space (n.), to go with temporal.

spacial in Medicine

spatial

adj.

Relating to space or a space.

Related formsspa′ti•al′i•ty (spā′shē-ăl′ĭ-tē) n.spa′tial•ly adv.