spatial C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈspæɪ.ʃəl/ UK /ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/ See IPA manual Freq #23423 Meanings 1 adj Relating to space and the position, size, or arrangement of things in it. Children develop spatial awareness as they learn to judge distances and find their way around. 2 adj Relating to outer space. The agency is designing a new spatial vehicle to carry astronauts beyond the moon. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to space and the... spacial More spatio- Word family Derived forms aerospatialantispatialaspatialaudiospatialchronospatialcircumspatialcospatialcyberspatialequispatialgeospatialhapticospatialhemispatial Related forms cubic Common collocations spatial arrangement Adjective + noun spatial awareness Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin spatium + -al. spatium Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # spatial **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈspæɪ.ʃəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/ **Frequency rank:** 23423 ## Meanings 1. Relating to space and the position, size, or arrangement of things in it. 2. Relating to outer space. ## Examples - Children develop spatial awareness as they learn to judge distances and find their way around. - The agency is designing a new spatial vehicle to carry astronauts beyond the moon. ## Synonyms - spatio- ## Derived Forms - aerospatial - antispatial - aspatial - audiospatial - chronospatial - circumspatial - cospatial - cyberspatial - equispatial - geospatial - hapticospatial - hemispatial ## Related Forms - cubic ## Roots and Affixes - Root: spatium ## Etymology From Latin spatium + -al. ## AI Etymology Spatial is formed from Latin spatium + -al. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include spatium (Latin). Current senses include relating to space and the position, size, or arrangement of things in it and relating to outer space. The wider family includes derived forms such as aerospatial, antispatial, aspatial, audiospatial, and chronospatial; related words such as cubic. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown