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spatiotemporal

adjective
spa·​tio·​tem·​po·​ral | \ ˌspā-shē-ō-ˈtem-p(ə-)rəl How to pronounce spatiotemporal (audio) \

Definition of spatiotemporal

1 : having both spatial and temporal qualities
2 : of or relating to space-time

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Other Words from spatiotemporal

spatiotemporally \ ˌspā-​shē-​ō-​ˈtem-​p(ə-​)rə-​lē How to pronounce spatiotemporally (audio) \ adverb

Examples of spatiotemporal in a Sentence

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The United States is accelerating development of global rapid-strike offensive capabilities, and some advanced weaponry has technologically broken through spatiotemporal boundaries. New York Times, "What Keeps Xi Jinping Awake at Night," 11 May 2018 All of the thinkers upon which Mr. Wolf focuses could be said to commit the very first and fatal error of Western philosophy (an error upon which the natural sciences habitually rely): the conflation of spatiotemporal presence with being. Wired Letters Department, WIRED, "From Adam Ellwanger," 1 Dec. 2006

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First Known Use of spatiotemporal

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for spatiotemporal

Latin spatium + tempor-, tempus time

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