spatially

American

[spey-shuh-lee] / ˈspeɪ ʃə li /

adverb

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.

Other Word Forms

nonspatially adverb
quasi-spatially adverb
unspatially adverb

Etymology

Origin of spatially

spatial ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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Certain communication channels are not well suited for spatially structured photons, which limits how far these signals can travel compared to more traditional properties such as polarisation.

From Science Daily

"The data instead support a more modest and spatially variable response influenced by hydrology, browsing, and local site conditions."

From Science Daily

Their work shows that spatially separated but entangled systems can be used to measure multiple physical parameters at once with improved precision.

From Science Daily

"Instead, we examined how extremes are spatially connected, which provides much more information about the patterns driving droughts and floods globally."

From Science Daily

“Things don’t have the same depth of field. When my friend was tying her shoelaces behind me, it was just so loud. Things spatially were being thrown. It was disorienting.”

From Los Angeles Times

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