spatial relation

Noun
  1. The spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated (synset 105081943)
    "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
    tells us about:
    • anterior - of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
    • posterior - located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
    • external - happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
    • internal - happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
    • outer - being on the outside or further from a center
    • inner - located or occurring within or closer to a center
    • exterior - situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building
    • interior - situated within or suitable for inside a building
    is a type of: relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
    subtypes:
    • occlusion - (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
    • inclination, lean, leaning, list, tilt - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
    • gradient, slope - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
    • arrangement, placement - the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
    • point of view - the spatial property of the position from which something is observed
    • coincidence - the quality of occupying the same position or area in space
    • dead center, dead centre - the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque
    • centrality - the property of being central
    • marginality - the property of being marginal or on the fringes
    • anteriority - the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head
    • posteriority - the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end
    • externality, outwardness - the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
    • inwardness - the quality or state of being inward or internal
    • malposition, misplacement - faulty position
    • northernness - the property of being to the north
    • southernness - the property of being to the south
    • horizontality - the quality of being parallel to the horizon
    • erectness, uprightness, verticality, verticalness - position at right angles to the horizon
    • slot - a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
    • elbow room, room, way - space for movement
    • direction - the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
    • angular position - relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established
    same as: position

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