spatial

[ spey-shuhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to space, the three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
2. existing or occurring in space; having extension in space.

spatial

/ ˈspeɪʃəl; ˌspeɪʃɪˈælɪtɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to space
2. existing or happening in space

Derived Forms

• ˈspatially, adverb
• spatiality, noun

Other Words From

• spa·ti·al·i·ty [spey-shee-, al, -i-tee], noun
• spa·tial·ly adverb
• non·spa·tial adjective
• non·spa·ti·al·i·ty noun
• qua·si-spa·tial adjective
• un·spa·tial adjective
• un·spa·ti·al·i·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of spatial¹

First recorded in 1840–50; from Latin spati(um) space + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Using algorithms for spatial clustering, they identified locations where certain behaviours occurred more frequently.

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The vast majority of deep learning architectures operate on the spatial domain.

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This model effectively captured intensity variations from different scanning parameters and identified complex correlations with abnormality types by decoupling spatial features from each MRI sequence, leading to high classification accuracy.

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"From a microbial level to complex organisms, using this chemical signaling to communicate allows certain organisms to coordinate activity on huge spatial scales, which is fascinating."

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Researchers led by the University of California, Irvine are the first to reveal how two neural circuits located in the brain's retrosplenial cortex are directly linked to spatial navigation and memory storage.

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