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spacial

[spey-shuh l]
adjective
  1. spatial.
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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
  1. of or relating to space.
  2. existing or occurring in space; having extension in space.
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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
  1. a variant spelling of spatial
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spatial

spacial

adjective
  1. of or relating to space
  2. existing or happening in space
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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.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
spacial in Medicine

spatial

adj.
  1. Relating to space or a space.
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Related formsspa′ti•al′i•ty (spā′shē-ăl′ĭ-tē) n.spa′tial•ly adv.
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