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spatial

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spa·tial also spa·cial  (spshl)
adj.
Of, relating to, involving, or having the nature of space.
[From Latin spatium, space.]
spati·ali·ty (spsh-l-t) n.
spatial·ly adv.
spatial
Adjective
of or relating to size, area, or position: spatial dimensions
spatially adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.spatial - pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space; "the first dimension to concentrate on is the spatial one"; "spatial ability"; "spatial awareness"; "the spatial distribution of the population"
spacial
nonspatial - not spatial; "a nonspatial continuum"
Translations
spatial [ˈspeɪʃl] adj → espacial
spatial [ˈspeɪʃl] adj → spatial(e)
spatial [ˈspeɪʃl] adj → räumlich
spatial [ˈspeɪʃəl] adj → spaziale


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Indeed, it seems that in defining contraries of every kind men have recourse to a spatial metaphor, for they say that those things are contraries which, within the same class, are separated by the greatest possible distance.
The Categories by Aristotle View in context
There is, therefore, an important sense in which we may say that, if we analyse as much as we ought, our data, outside psychology, consist of sensations, which include within themselves certain spatial and temporal relations.
The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context
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