spatiotemporal

adjective

spa·​tio·​tem·​po·​ral ˌspā-shē-ō-ˈtem-p(ə-)rəl How to pronounce spatiotemporal (audio)
1
: having both spatial and temporal qualities
2
: of or relating to space-time
spatiotemporally
ˌspā-shē-ō-ˈtem-p(ə-)rə-lē How to pronounce spatiotemporal (audio)
adverb

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These are spatiotemporal fields, seven coupled partial differential equations, all in space and time. — Quanta Magazine, 10 July 2025 However, these shifting spatiotemporal abundances are crucial to understanding how plasma cools in the Sun's atmosphere and why solar rain forms. — Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025 Alibaba says RynnBrain addresses both problems through spatiotemporal memory. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026 Our key insight is that the complex relationship between design and motion parameters can be established via sensitivity analysis if the robots movements are modeled as spatiotemporal solutions to an optimal control problem. — Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 29 June 2018 See All Example Sentences for spatiotemporal

Word History

Etymology

Latin spatium + tempor-, tempus time

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of spatiotemporal was in 1900

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“Spatiotemporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spatiotemporal. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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