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Definition of spatial adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spatial

adjective
 
/ˈspeɪʃl/
 
/ˈspeɪʃl/
(also spacial)
(formal or specialist)
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  1. relating to space and the position, size, shape, etc. of things in it
    • changes taking place in the spatial distribution of the population
    • the development of a child’s spatial awareness (= the ability to judge the positions and sizes of objects)
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySpatial is used with these nouns:
    • arrangement
    • awareness
    • dimension
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin spatium ‘space’ + -al.
See spatial in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee spatial in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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