spatial

Rarely spa·cial

[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

Other Word Forms

• spatiality noun
• spatially adverb
• nonspatial adjective
• nonspatiality noun
• quasi-spatial adjective
• unspatial adjective
• unspatiality noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of spatial¹

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

Example Sentences

Multiple measurements showed that neural spiking activity had a spatial order with continuously changing angles, consistent with a wave of activity rotating across the cortical electrode.

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On that view, spacetime is the map that records those happenings, allowing us to describe the spatial and temporal relationships between them.

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Using an advanced technique called spatial transcriptomics, the team examined which genes were active in individual cells and their surroundings.

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But for all its spatial buoyancy, it is curiously oppressive.

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"We need a very stable environment to measure and recover spatial information using this fiber," said Kim.

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