spatiotemporal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- 'spā-shē-ō'tĕm-pə-rəl
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- (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin spatium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English spatio- English temporal English spatiotemporal From spatio- + temporal.
Meanings
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Of, concerning, or existing in both space and time.
Physical existence, thus, is essentially spatiotemporal ubiety; and that which has or lacks ubiety, that is, is or is not present at some place in space at some time, is always some what or kind—which may be a kind of substance, or of property, or of relation, or of activity, or of change, or of state, and so on.
1956, Sidney Hook, editor, American Philosophers At Work: The Philosophic Scene in the United States:
- Of or concerning spacetime.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spatio-temporal | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most spatiotemporal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more spatiotemporal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
spatiotemporal database · spatiotemporality · nonspatiotemporal · spatiotemporally · spatiotemporal continuity · spatiotemporal gene expression
Synonyms
chronospatial · geotemporal · temporospatial
Translations (6)
fr spatiotemporel (of or concerning spacetime) · pt espaciotemporal (of or concerning spacetime) · fr spatiotemporel (of or concerning space and time) · pl czasoprzestrzenny (of or concerning spacetime) · cs časoprostorový (of or concerning spacetime) · pt espaçotemporal (of or concerning spacetime)