spatial

spatial
[[t]spe͟ɪʃ(ə)l[/t]]
1) ADJ: ADJ n Spatial is used to describe things relating to areas.

...the spatial distribution of black employment and population in South Africa.

...spatial constraints.

...the claustrophobic spatial dividers found in business offices.

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spatially ADV

The growth of home ownership has been both socially and spatially uneven.

...jobs that are more spatially dispersed throughout the country.

2) ADJ: ADJ n Your spatial ability is your ability to see and understand the relationships between shapes, spaces, and areas.

His manual dexterity and fine spatial skills were wasted on routine tasks.

...spatial awareness.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • spaţial — SPAŢIÁL, Ă, spaţiali, e, adj. Care ţine de spaţiu, privitor la spaţiu, din spaţiu. ♦ Cabină spaţială = capsulă cosmică. ♦ spec. Referitor la spaţiul cosmic, interplanetar. [pr.: ţi al] – Din fr. spatial. Trimis de dante, 25.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 …   Dicționar Român

  • Spatial — (von lat. spatium „Raum“) bezeichnet im Kontext eines Dateimanagers eine Ansicht zur Datei Verwaltung (Dateimanager), bei der ein Ordner immer durch ein Fenster repräsentiert wird, dessen Größe und Platzierung auf dem Bildschirm vom Dateimanager… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Spatial — Spa tial, a. Of or pertaining to space. Spatial quantity and relations. L. H. Atwater. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spatial — (adj.) 1847, from L. spatium + adj. suffix AL (Cf. al) (1); formed in English as an adjective to SPACE (Cf. space) (n.), to go with TEMPORAL (Cf. temporal) …   Etymology dictionary

  • spatial — (also spacial) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of or relating to space. DERIVATIVES spatiality noun spatialize (also spatialise) verb spatially adverb. ORIGIN from Latin spatium space …   English terms dictionary

  • spatial — [spā′shəl] adj. [< L spatium,SPACE + AL] 1. of space 2. happening or existing in space spatiality [spāshē al′ə tē] n. spatially adv …   English World dictionary

  • spatial — Relating to space or a space. * * * spa·tial spā shəl adj 1) relating to, occupying, or having the character of space <affected with spatial disorientation> 2) of or relating to facility in perceiving relations (as of objects) in space… …   Medical dictionary

  • spatial — adjective Etymology: Latin spatium space Date: 1847 1. relating to, occupying, or having the character of space 2. of or relating to facility in perceiving relations (as of objects) in space < tests of spatial ability > • spatiality noun •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • spatial — adj. Spatial is used with these nouns: ↑arrangement, ↑awareness, ↑dimension, ↑distribution, ↑metaphor, ↑perception, ↑proximity, ↑relation, ↑relationship, ↑separation …   Collocations dictionary

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