spatiotemporal
adjective
spa·tio·tem·po·ral
ˌspā-shē-ō-ˈtem-p(ə-)rəl 
1
: having both spatial and temporal qualities
2
: of or relating to space-time
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The islands of Maui, Oahu and The Big Island are susceptible to more devastation from wildfires and other climate threats this summer, said Abby Frazier, a climatologist who studies the spatiotemporal dynamics and impacts of climate change and climate variability.
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Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
Two sets of three cells, each, programmed to deliver spatiotemporal cues in opposite directions, were integrated into a sleeve for the forearm [left].
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Sep. 2023
Biophysical feedbacks mediate carbonate chemistry in coastal ecosystems across spatiotemporal gradients.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2018
The detector collects these signals from 32 locations on the face before algorithms translate them into spatiotemporal maps before a decision is made as to whether a video is real or fake.
—Marco Marcelline, PCMAG, 19 Nov. 2022
And the retina’s exact output to the brain—the spatiotemporal patterns of electrical pulses generated by the ganglion cells—is unknown.
—Connie Chang Chinchio, Popular Mechanics, 25 Aug. 2022
The post-World War II insertion of the automobile into this spatiotemporal calculus really messed things up.
—Adam Rogers, Wired, 30 Dec. 2021
The physical world is temporal and declines; the non-spatiotemporal one is ideal and doesn’t.
—Alec Wilkinson, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2021
By definition, the non-spatiotemporal realm is outside time and space.
—Alec Wilkinson, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2021
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Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
Two sets of three cells, each, programmed to deliver spatiotemporal cues in opposite directions, were integrated into a sleeve for the forearm [left].
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Sep. 2023
Biophysical feedbacks mediate carbonate chemistry in coastal ecosystems across spatiotemporal gradients.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2018
The detector collects these signals from 32 locations on the face before algorithms translate them into spatiotemporal maps before a decision is made as to whether a video is real or fake.
—Marco Marcelline, PCMAG, 19 Nov. 2022
And the retina’s exact output to the brain—the spatiotemporal patterns of electrical pulses generated by the ganglion cells—is unknown.
—Connie Chang Chinchio, Popular Mechanics, 25 Aug. 2022
The post-World War II insertion of the automobile into this spatiotemporal calculus really messed things up.
—Adam Rogers, Wired, 30 Dec. 2021
The physical world is temporal and declines; the non-spatiotemporal one is ideal and doesn’t.
—Alec Wilkinson, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2021
By definition, the non-spatiotemporal realm is outside time and space.
—Alec Wilkinson, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2021
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“Spatiotemporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spatiotemporal. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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