Definition of SPATIAL

Other Words from spatial

spatiality \ ˌspā-shē-ˈa-lə-tē

\ or less commonly spaciality noun

spatially \ ˈspā-sh(ə-)lē

\ or less commonly spacially adverb

Examples of spatial in a Sentence

When patients have this kind of problem, they can't feel the relationship between their body and their feet, so they must rely on visual cues to keep themselves upright. Without these cues, they lose their spatial orientation and fall. — John Pettinato, Discover, October 2004 Williams syndrome, which was first described in 1961, results when a group of genes on one copy of chromosome 7 is deleted during embryonic development. Most people with Williams resemble each other more than they do their families, with wide-set hazel eyes, upturned noses, and wide mouths. They also share a peculiar set of mental impairments. Most stumble over the simplest spatial tasks, such as putting together a puzzle, and many not read or write beyond the level of a first grader. — U.S. News & World Report, 15 June 1998 Several new ground-based and orbiting astronomical facilities that could provide high spatial and spectral resolution appear technologically ready for development during the next several decades. — Robert D. Gehrz et al., Science, 25 May 1984 the spatial dimensions of a room

Recent Examples on the Web

While the architecture pushes for spatial flow, the interior design pulls back with visual structure. — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, "Inside an Unconventionally Glam Family Home in Chicago’s Historic Palmolive Building," 30 Apr. 2019 The map of Bennu will have on the order of 5cm spatial and a few cm vertical resolution, Bierhaus told Ars. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "NASA’s daring asteroid mission unfurls its sampling arm for the first time," 16 Nov. 2018 This adds an interesting spatial dimension to the formula laid down by Spice Road, and the combination of trading and navigating your way across the board takes some careful planning. — Owen Duffy, Ars Technica, "Century: Eastern Wonders makes cardboard spice trading fun again," 6 Oct. 2018 And while most ideas revolve around injecting tiny aerosol particles into the upper atmosphere, the spatial pattern of cooling can depend on where those injections are done. — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "Geoengineering could stop warming but comes with side of sea-level rise," 31 Oct. 2018 That spatial puzzle, with its drop-and-collect gameplay, set Istanbul apart from other resource conversion games. — Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, "Istanbul: The Dice Game," 20 Oct. 2018 The best Scrabble players certainly have very sharp minds, not only for memorization but for seeing the spatial relationships that allow them to arrange letters in a score-maximizing way. — Jonathan Kay, WSJ, "Scrabble Is a Lousy Game," 4 Oct. 2018 Signs of this often include problems finding the right words, issues accurately processing visual or spatial information, and impaired reasoning or judgment, the NIA says. — Korin Miller, SELF, "Are There Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease to Watch For?," 28 Nov. 2018 The game is puzzle-y, spatial, and tactical, filled with set-collecting goodness, pretty bits, and the kind of gameplay that welcomes everyone to the table. — Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, "Review: Azul, board game of the year?," 28 July 2018

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