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spatially

spatially

4 6.3
In a way that shows where things are or how they are placed
  • adverb
  • /ˈspeɪʃəli/
translation icon : espacialmente
  • Finally, biological organisms disperse spatially, which confers robustness to spatially localized disturbances such as droughts, fires, landslides, and diseases.
  • spatially separate
  • spatially segregate
  • spatially explicit

And now it's not just about being spatially located either.

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Examples

  • And now I have something that's more spatially accurate, right?

  • So this is spatially differentiated from this.

  • And now it's not just about being spatially located either.

  • A second challenge is how to spatially represent the studies themselves.

    Academic text (2013)
  • At all times during the season, one or another of the native species is spatially dominant.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In other cases, their access to park grounds was restricted either spatially or temporally.

    Academic text (2008)
  • How do the social and economic impacts of U.S. conservation policies vary spatially, temporally, and among social groups?

    Academic text (2011)
  • The "green revolution" amounted to a shift from managing biodiversity spatially to managing it over time.

    Academic text (1995)
  • For this analysis, we used only annual inventory plots because this subset of plots is spatially balanced.

    Academic text (2017)
  • In geography, we study how cities are spatially organized to understand urban planning.

Synonyms

configurationally
vsspatially
9.1

In a way that shows how parts are arranged

relates more generally to space and placement rather than internal structure
locationally
vsspatially
5.1

In a way that shows where something is

covers broader relationships in space beyond mere position

How Spatial

volumetrically
  • Specialized
1 7.9
spatially
4 6.3

Surface Forms

spatially positive

Morphology

spatially = spatial (transparent) = spatial + ly

The adverb is formed by the regular addition of '-ly' to the adjective 'spatial', yielding the expected meaning 'in relation to space'.

Etymology

Spatially comes from the Latin word spatium, which means 'space', and you can see the same idea in the English word space. So, to say something is spatially arranged is to talk about where things are in space and how they are placed.