adjective
or spa·cial ˈspāshəl
Etymology: spatial from Latin spatium space + English -al; spacial alteration of spatial — more at speed
1.
a. : of or relating to space
spatial pioneers will face such problems as … cosmic radiation — Time
elimination of spatial barriers by speedy transportation and communication — John Dewey
the changing spatial distribution of our population — Sidney Goldstein
b. : subject to the conditions of space : limited by space
it is one of the facts of our being that we are temporal and spatial — Norman Kelman
2. : occupying space : involving relations in space
this spatial theme fulfills an ancient requirement of the art of architecture — namely, to balance artfully the building masses and open spaces — Walter Gropius
• spa·tial·ly -əlē, -əli adverb