spatiotopic

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adjective

Having a reference to the three-dimensional space of the real world

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Meanings

adjectivespatiotopic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a reference to the three-dimensional space of the real world
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    Here we investigated whether nociceptive stimuli are mapped into a spatiotopic frame of reference, and more specifically a peripersonal frame of reference, which takes into account the position of the body limbs in external space, as well as the occurrence of external objects presented near the body.

    2015 August 29, “From a Somatotopic to a Spatiotopic Frame of Reference for the Localization of Nociceptive Stimuli”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From spatio- + -topic.

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APA

spatiotopic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spatiotopic

MLA

“spatiotopic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spatiotopic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spatiotopic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spatiotopic.

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