spatial

[ spey-shuhl ]

/ ˈspeɪ ʃəl /

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adjective

of or relating to space, the three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.

existing or occurring in space; having extension in space.

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Rarely spa·cial .

Origin of spatial

First recorded in 1840–50; from Latin spati(um)space + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM spatial

spa·ti·al·i·ty

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

qua·si-spa·tial, adjectiveun·spa·tial, adjectiveun·spa·ti·al·i·ty, noun

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How to use spatial in a sentence

This is illustrated by spatial design agency 5th Studio’s Stour City, The Enabling State.
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Disease spread is an inherently multi-scale spatial process.
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What’s more, she showed that other symmetries also require conservation laws—symmetry in spatial direction guarantees conservation of angular momentum, for example.
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Sound can be heard in stereo or a spatial 3D mode that creates 360 degree sound around the listener, the company said.
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How the human brain ought to use neural space to organize this plethora of non-spatial chemical information is, as yet, unresolved.
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But the case is different when we come to deal with spatiality and vitality.
The Mystery of Space|Robert T. Browne
Beyond the limits of spatiality is an absence of geometric order.
The Mystery of Space|Robert T. Browne
The doctrine of the non-spatiality of mind is a modern doctrine, never fully developed till the time of Descartes.
A Critical History of Greek Philosophy|W. T. Stace
Chapter X is the natural and logical sequence of the inquiry into the question of spatiality.
The Mystery of Space|Robert T. Browne
Consciousness, therefore, is the norm or standard of reference for all questions arising out of a consideration of spatiality.
The Mystery of Space|Robert T. Browne

British Dictionary definitions for spatial

spatial

spacial

/ (ˈspeɪʃəl) /

adjective

of or relating to space

existing or happening in space

Derived forms of spatial

spatiality (ˌspeɪʃɪˈælɪtɪ), nounspatially, adverb

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Medical definitions for spatial

spatial

adj.

Relating to space or a space.

Other words from spatial

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

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