Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Spatial character; extension.

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  • noun The condition of being spatial
  • noun The effect of spatial position on a system

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  • noun any property relating to or occupying space

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Examples

  • Mapping the text therefore helps to create new knowledge about the kind of spatiality that is at work in the text on a narrative level.

    Google Maps Mania Keir Clarke 2010

  • _intellectual_, mechanism and finalism having meaning only where there is "distinct multiplicity," "spatiality," and consequently assemblage of pre-existing parts: "real duration" signifies both undivided continuity and creation.

    Evolution créatrice. English Henri Bergson 1900

  • The delightful frame and the spacious, open compartments provide the shelves with a striking spatiality, depth, and lightness.

    Round Coffee Table 2008

  • Moreover, a rail system is a physical network that has an embodied geometry and spatiality on the ground.

    Is a rail network a social structure? Daniel Little 2009

  • Moreover, a rail system is a physical network that has an embodied geometry and spatiality on the ground.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Daniel Little 2009

  • Nevertheless, there is a sizable philosophical literature on the problem of pain location or the spatiality of pain in general.

    Pain Aydede, Murat 2009

  • Nolan's direction has improved tremendously by the simple step of pulling his camera just slightly back in these scenes, giving his fight scenes greater spatiality and clarity.

    Archive 2008-07-01 Ed Howard 2008

  • It failed to reflect the spatiality of... well space.

    32 Nearby Stars 2008

  • Economic globalization and telecommunications have contributed to produce a spatiality for the urban which pivots both on cross-border networks and on territorial locations with massive concentrations of resources xxii.

    Archive 2008-05-01 Daniel Little 2008

  • An advantage of writing a narrative using hypertext technology is that the meaning of the story can be conveyed through a sense of spatiality and perspective that is arguably unique to digitally-networked environments.

    Theatricality of Sound in Hypertext Writing in Romanian Literature 2008

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