spatially

American  

[spay-shuh-lee] / ˈspeɪ ʃə li /

adverb

1. in a way that relates to space or to the location or extent of objects in three-dimensional space.

   Space and time are two ways in which things are spread out in relationship to each other: spatially things are here and there, and temporally things are before and after.

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Other Word Forms

• nonspatially
  adverb
• quasi-spatially
  adverb
• unspatially
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of spatially

spatial ( def. ) + -ly

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Example Sentences

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spatially

World Labs focuses on spatially intelligent AI models that can generate and simulate interactive 3-D environments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The updates included more advanced photo editing capabilities, amplifying existing Apple features and making it possible to spatially adjust photos in myriad ways, altering the framing in addition to deleting unwanted people or background objects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

"Our marketing is much more digitally led, much less spatially targeted," said Wells.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2024

It is most often used to study how macromolecules, cellular organelles, or cells are spatially organized, providing structural and contextual insights at sub-nanometer resolution.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2024

These implicitly assume either that the universe is spatially infinite or that there are infinitely many universes.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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