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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, spacial [ˈspeɪʃəl]
adj
1. of or relating to space
2. existing or happening in space
spatiality  [ˌspeɪʃɪˈælɪtɪ] n
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"
nonspatial - not spatial; "a nonspatial continuum"
Translations
spatial [ˈspeɪʃəl] ADJespacial
spatial [ˈspeɪʃəl] adjspatial(e)
spatial awareness → perception f spatiale
spa treatment nhydrothérapie f
spatial
adj, spatially
advräumlich
spatial [ˈspeɪʃl] adjspaziale


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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.
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.
 
 
 
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