adjective
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of or relating to space
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existing or happening in space
Other Word Forms
- nonspatial adjective
- nonspatiality noun
- quasi-spatial adjective
- spatiality noun
- spatially adverb
- unspatial adjective
- unspatiality noun
Etymology
Origin of spatial
First recorded in 1840–50; from Latin spati(um) space + -al 1
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Example Sentences
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These ligands act as spatial guides, determining the three dimensional arrangement of the final chemical products.
From Science Daily
By carefully controlling a photon's spatial pattern, timing, and spectrum, the team can design what are known as structured photons.
From Science Daily
To overcome these obstacles, the team developed a forward modeling approach that improves spatial resolution by incorporating detailed information about the boundaries between oceans and land.
From Science Daily
"It is more a peripheral vision or spatial awareness thing, sensing that something isn't quite right in the defence or there is more space than there should be."
From BBC
His central metaphor is the memory palace, an ancient Greek mnemonic technique that employs spatial imagination to organize and access information.
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