Meaning & use

spatial

adjective·Academic

Relating to the position, area, size, or arrangement of things in space.

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Architects need strong spatial awareness to plan how rooms will fit together.

The test measured the students' spatial reasoning by asking them to rotate shapes mentally.

A note on using this word

Spatial is commonly paired with 'awareness' or 'reasoning' to describe the ability to understand and mentally manipulate physical space.

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