spatiotemporal
adjective
spa·tio·tem·po·ral
ˌspā-shē-ō-ˈtem-p(ə-)rəl 
1
: having both spatial and temporal qualities
2
: of or relating to space-time
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This possibility, if true, could critically inform the spatiotemporal distribution of water in the mantle of the Moon, as well as the giant impact formation models6,7,8 and subsequent magmatic evolution histories of the Moon12,20.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2025
These are spatiotemporal fields, seven coupled partial differential equations, all in space and time.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 July 2025
Our key insight is that the complex relationship between design and motion parameters can be established via sensitivity analysis if the robots movements are modeled as spatiotemporal solutions to an optimal control problem.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 29 June 2018
The islands of Maui, Oahu and The Big Island are susceptible to more devastation from wildfires and other climate threats this summer, said Abby Frazier, a climatologist who studies the spatiotemporal dynamics and impacts of climate change and climate variability.
—Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
Two sets of three cells, each, programmed to deliver spatiotemporal cues in opposite directions, were integrated into a sleeve for the forearm [left].
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Sep. 2023
Biophysical feedbacks mediate carbonate chemistry in coastal ecosystems across spatiotemporal gradients.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2018
The detector collects these signals from 32 locations on the face before algorithms translate them into spatiotemporal maps before a decision is made as to whether a video is real or fake.
—Marco Marcelline, PCMAG, 19 Nov. 2022
And the retina’s exact output to the brain—the spatiotemporal patterns of electrical pulses generated by the ganglion cells—is unknown.
—Connie Chang Chinchio, Popular Mechanics, 25 Aug. 2022
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2025
These are spatiotemporal fields, seven coupled partial differential equations, all in space and time.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 July 2025
Our key insight is that the complex relationship between design and motion parameters can be established via sensitivity analysis if the robots movements are modeled as spatiotemporal solutions to an optimal control problem.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 29 June 2018
The islands of Maui, Oahu and The Big Island are susceptible to more devastation from wildfires and other climate threats this summer, said Abby Frazier, a climatologist who studies the spatiotemporal dynamics and impacts of climate change and climate variability.
—Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
Two sets of three cells, each, programmed to deliver spatiotemporal cues in opposite directions, were integrated into a sleeve for the forearm [left].
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Sep. 2023
Biophysical feedbacks mediate carbonate chemistry in coastal ecosystems across spatiotemporal gradients.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2018
The detector collects these signals from 32 locations on the face before algorithms translate them into spatiotemporal maps before a decision is made as to whether a video is real or fake.
—Marco Marcelline, PCMAG, 19 Nov. 2022
And the retina’s exact output to the brain—the spatiotemporal patterns of electrical pulses generated by the ganglion cells—is unknown.
—Connie Chang Chinchio, Popular Mechanics, 25 Aug. 2022
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“Spatiotemporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spatiotemporal. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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