of or relating to space existing or happening in space
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
spa•tial /ˈspeɪʃəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- of or relating to space.
- existing or occurring in space;
having extension in space:the three spatial dimensions and the single temporal dimension.
spa•tial
(spā′shəl),USA pronunciation adj.
spa•ti•al•i•ty
(spā′shē al′i tē),USA pronunciation n.
spa′tial•ly, adv.
- of or pertaining to space.
- existing or occurring in space; having extension in space.
- Latin spati(um) space + -al1
- 1840–50
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- directional
- dynamic spatial reconstructor
- dyslexia
- extended
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- fabric
- finite
- fourth dimension
- fractal
- from
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- mirage
- mirror image
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- perspective
- plane
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- prolong
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- stereochemistry
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