spatial
adjective /ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/Definition
› relating to the position, area, and size of things: This task is designed to test children's spatial awareness (= their understanding of where things are in relation to other things).Space - general wordsAreas of land in general spatially /-i/ adverb › spatially awareSpace - general wordsAreas of land in general
(Definition of spatial adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Above & over
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- Ahead, in front and beyond
- Alone
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- Centres of objects
- Closeness in distance and time
- Distant in space and time
- Edges & extremities of objects
- From, out and outside
- General location and orientation
- In & at
- Next to and beside
- On or off
- Present
- Separateness and isolation in space
- Somewhere, anywhere, nowhere, or everywhere
- Surfaces of objects
- Territorial boundaries
- Through, across, opposite and against
- Under & below
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Synonyms and related words:
- bay noun (SPACE)
- blank noun
- box noun (SQUARE SPACE)
- chamber noun (SPACE)
- clearance noun (NOT TOUCHING)
- elbow room noun
- expanse noun
- floor noun (OPEN SPACE)
- footprint noun (SIZE)
- headroom noun
- legroom noun
- patch noun (AREA)
- room noun (SPACE)
- space noun (EMPTY PLACE)
- spacing noun
- spacious adjective
- standing room noun
- way noun (FREE SPACE)
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