ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Spatial

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Spatial is an adjective meaning Pertaining to (the dimension of) space.

Meaning

Pertaining to (the dimension of) space.

More Meanings

  1. (uncommon) Pertaining to (outer) space.

Example Sentences

In the one case these are spatial, in the other chromatic, in the third moral; and would be what the Germans call intensiv in a fourth case, if I were to say, "Camphor smells milder than ammonia."
According to Peter Dickens, the cosmos has become capitalism's new “outside,” and these “outer space imperialisms” are now seeking “outer spatial fixes”—investments in outer space—to solve the crises of capitalism (Dickens 2009, 68).
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.
It was a land that could no longer be seriously described as underdeveloped, a land that has been able to achieve remarkably high rates of growth in its industrial production and gross national product since 1928, and a land that would shortly send into outer space the first man-made, and eventually also the first manned, spatial vehicle.

Word Forms

Synonyms for spatial

Depending on context, synonyms include spacial.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spacial, geographically, cadastral, geography, geospatial, areal.

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