spatiotemporal
Americanadjective
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pertaining to space-time.
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of or relating to both space and time.
adjective
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of or existing in both space and time
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of or concerned with space-time
Other Word Forms
- spatiotemporally adverb
Etymology
Origin of spatiotemporal
1915–20; < Latin spati ( um ) space + -o- + temporal 1
Example Sentences
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"Liquid droplets organize cellular biochemical activities according to spatiotemporal regulation," says Jin Zhang, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology at UC San Diego School of Medicine and senior author on the study.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024
In a sense, our creators are everywhere and nowhere at once, standing outside our spatiotemporal manifold.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2022
The German neuroscientist Georg Northoff argues that a "conscious…artificial creature would need to show spatiotemporal mechanisms such as… the nestedness and expansion" of spontaneous fluctuations.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2021
This concept envisions spatiotemporal interactions between life and environment, and how they modify each other.
From Scientific American • Sep. 5, 2019
Mr. Gladwell connects his disgust over the off-limits greenery to Bob Hope, Plutarch and the theory of spatiotemporal continuity.
From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2019
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