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Webster 1913 Edition


Spatial

Spa′tial

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Adj.
Of or pertaining to space.
Spatial quantity and relations.”
L. H. Atwater.

Definition 2024


spatial

spatial

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spatial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to space.
    • 2013 July-August, Fenella Saunders, Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture”, in American Scientist:
      The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.

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Etymology

From Latin spatium + -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spa.sjal/

Adjective

spatial m (feminine singular spatiale, masculine plural spatiaux, feminine plural spatiales)

  1. spatial

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