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spatial relation

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Noun1.spatial relation - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
occlusion - (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
lean, list, leaning, tilt, inclination - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
gradient, slope - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"
placement, arrangement - the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs"
point of view - the spatial property of the position from which something is observed
coincidence - the quality of occupying the same position or area in space; "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs"
dead center, dead centre - the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque
centrality - the property of being central
marginality - the property of being marginal or on the fringes
anteriority - the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head
posteriority - the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end
externality, outwardness - the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior; "the outwardness of the world"
inwardness - the quality or state of being inward or internal; "the inwardness of the body's organs"
malposition, misplacement - faulty position
northernness - the property of being to the north
southernness - the property of being to the south
horizontality - the quality of being parallel to the horizon; "houses with a pronounced horizontality"
verticality, verticalness, erectness, uprightness - position at right angles to the horizon
slot - a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar"
elbow room, room, way - space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"
direction - the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
angular position - relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established


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