geospatial

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a geographic location, especially data.

“The geospatial coordinates for the building are not known.”

OriginEnglish spatial ← Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) ← Proto-Hellenic *gaya →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivegeospatial (not comparable)

alternative geo-spatial

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a geographic location, especially data.

    The geospatial coordinates for the building are not known.

    1 more example

    Various types of characters (i.e., integrative taxonomy), such as morphology, biology,geospatial, chronological, and molecular data for phylogenetic analyses will accompany revisionary papers as tests of monophyly and other evolutionary hypotheses, and as summaries of relevant character state distributions and character state changes.

    (Can we date this quote?), United States Department of Agriculture, SYSTEMATICS OF HYPER-DIVERSE MOTH SUPERFAMILIES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON AGRICULTURAL PESTS, INVASIVE SPECIES, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS, AND FOOD SECURITY
  2. not comparablecomputingDescribing the combination of spatial software and geographic data.

    The geospatial analysis of the area will take several hours to complete.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  5. Englishgeo-
  6. Englishspatial
  7. Englishgeospatial

From geo- + spatial.

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Translations

Arabic جيومكانيّ, جيومكانيَّة
  • جيومكانيّgeospatial
  • جيومكانيَّةgeospatial
Chinese Mandarin 地理空間 /地理空间
  • 地理空間 /地理空间 (dìlǐkōngjiān)geospatial
Dutch geospatiale
  • geospatialegeospatial
Finnish paikkatieto-, geospatiaalinen
  • paikkatieto-geospatial
  • geospatiaalinengeospatial
French géospatial, géo-spatial
  • géospatialgeospatial
  • géo-spatialgeospatial
Polish geoprzestrzenny
  • geoprzestrzennygeospatial
Portuguese geo-espacial
  • geo-espacialgeospatial
Spanish geoespacial
  • geoespacialgeospatial
Ukrainian геопросторо́вий
  • геопросторо́вий (heoprostoróvyj)geospatial
Vietnamese không gian địa lý, không gian địa lí
  • không gian địa lýgeospatial
  • không gian địa lígeospatial
  • địa không giangeospatial
  • địa lý không giangeospatial
  • địa lí không giangeospatial
Cite this entry
APA

geospatial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geospatial

MLA

“geospatial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geospatial. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geospatial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geospatial.

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