spatial

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

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

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Etymology

From Latin spatium + -al.

spatium Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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