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spatial

[spey-shuhl] Origin

spa·tial

[spey-shuhl]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to space.
2.
existing or occurring in space; having extension in space.
Also, spacial.


Origin:
1840–50; < Latin spati(um) space + -al1

spa·ti·al·i·ty [spey-shee-al-i-tee] , noun
spa·tial·ly, adverb
non·spa·tial, adjective
non·spa·tial·ly, adverb
non·spa·ti·al·i·ty, noun
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qua·si-spa·tial, adjective
qua·si-spa·tial·ly, adverb
un·spa·tial, adjective
un·spa·tial·ly, adverb
un·spa·ti·al·i·ty, noun
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Spatial is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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World English Dictionary
spatial or spacial (ˈspeɪʃəl)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to space
2.  existing or happening in space
 
spacial or spacial
 
adj
 
spatiality or spacial
 
n
 
'spatially or spacial
 
adv

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spatial
1847, from L. spatium + adj. suffix -al; formed in Eng. as an adjective to space, to go with temporal.
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Medical Dictionary

spatial spa·tial or spa·cial (spā'shəl)
adj.
Relating to space or a space.


spa'ti·al'i·ty (spā'shē-āl'ĭ-tē) n.
spa'tial·ly adv.

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