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Definition of Spatial relation
1. Noun. The spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated. "He specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
Generic synonyms: Relation
Specialized synonyms: Occlusion, Inclination, Lean, Leaning, List, Tilt, Gradient, Slope, Arrangement, Placement, Point Of View, Coincidence, Dead Center, Dead Centre, Centrality, Marginality, Anteriority, Posteriority, Externality, Outwardness, Inwardness, Malposition, Misplacement, Northernness, Southernness, Horizontality, Erectness, Uprightness, Verticality, Verticalness, Slot, Elbow Room, Room, Way, Direction, Angular Position
Attributes: Anterior, Posterior, External, Internal, Outer, Inner, Exterior, Interior
Derivative terms: Position
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spatial Relation
Literary usage of Spatial relation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1915)
"Between two patches of color which I see now, there is a direct spatial relation
which I equally see. But between patches of color seen by different men ..."
2. Outlines of Psychology, Based Upon the Results of Experimental Investigation by Oswald Külpe (1895)
"A spatial relation sensu stricto can only obtain between contents possessed of
the true spatial attribute. It seems best, however, despite this essential ..."
3. Outlines of Psychology: Based Upon the Results of Experimental Investigation by Oswald Külpe, Edward Bradford Titchener (1909)
"A spatial relation sensu stricto can obtain only between contents possessed of
the true spatial attribute. It seems best, however, despite this essential ..."
4. The Teacher's Handbook of Psychology by James Sully (1910)
"Thus, as pointed out above, the spatial relation of co-adjacency differs from a
purely temporal relation in permitting a to-and-fro movement of attention. ..."
5. Psychology: General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1907)
"Whenever sensations are fused into' the spatial relation they take on a ...
Furthermore, the full nature of this spatial relation will evidently not be ..."
6. Psychology: General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1907)
"Whenever sensations are fused into the spatial relation they take on a ...
Furthermore, the full nature of this spatial relation will evidently not be ..."