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    spatial or spacial ?

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    What is the difference between the two ?
    American english / british english ?
    Spatial sound more official, spacial more colloquial.
    Can anyone enlighten me about the origin and the use of the two ?

    Thanks a lot,

    Markus
    AuthorMarkus25 Jun 04, 12:44
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    according to m-w:
    Main Entry: spa·tial
    Pronunciation: 'spA-sh&l
    Function: adjective
    Etymology: Latin spatium space
    : relating to, occupying, or having the character of space

    spacial: a variety of spatial
     
    #1Authorodondon25 Jun 04, 12:52
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    I think the difference between the two is that spatial is correct and spacial is a misspelling.
    Were you perhaps thinking also of "spacious"?
    #2Authorhein mück 25 Jun 04, 14:16
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    @hein
    according to m-w spacial is indeed a variant of spatial
    #3Authorodondon25 Jun 04, 14:18
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    The Collins English Dictionary also lists spacial as a variant of spatial, so does the Oxford Advanced. Spatial is then the prefered option and spacial an acceptable alternative.
    #4AuthorDaniel25 Jun 04, 14:26
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    mein Collins ist wohl ein bisschen alt... vielleicht kauft mir jemand zu Weihnachten einen neuen... (hoffhoff)
    #5Authorhein25 Jun 04, 14:29
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    @hein: Muss das "W"-Wort hier unbedingt ins Spiel gebracht werden (seufz)
    #6AuthorIngrid25 Jun 04, 14:59
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    ingrid: deguiltification. ;-)
    #7Authorhein25 Jun 04, 15:26
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    @hein: please!
    #8AuthorIngrid25 Jun 04, 15:36
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    I can not remember either reading or using spacial. It is not in my list of colloquialisms. My Webster's 3rd Unabridged list spacial as a var (var in italics). As listed there the pronunciation is identical.
    #9AuthorMar Qos Aker27 Jun 04, 01:01
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    Spacial: True English or British English, the correct form.

    Spatial, the US English version.

    One is preferred generally in the world (the UK one), the other especially in the US.

    And mainly the US, really ... .


    Hope this helps ...

    Xog.

    #10Author Xogroroth (1353254) 30 Mar 22, 19:18
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    #10: Having exhumed this old thread, perhaps you would care to cite your sources for your assertions. I am a native speaker of British English (or "True English" as you would have it), but I have never seen "spacial" used. Both the Cambridge and Oxford dictionaries cite "spacial" as a variant spelling of "spatial" - the implication being that the latter is the normally accepted spelling.

    #11Author Spike BE (535528) 30 Mar 22, 20:01
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    Um einige WB zu zitieren :


    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spatial

     spatial adjective

    spa·​tial | \ ˈspā-shəl\

    variants: or less commonly spacial ...


    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/e...

     spacial

    adjective

    uk /ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/ us /ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/

    another spelling of spatial ...


    https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/...

     spacial in British English

    (ˈspeɪʃəl )

    adjective

    a variant spelling of spatial ...





    ... ach ja, Leo hat bereits :


    Dictionary: spatial spacial

                              Adjectives / Adverbs

    spatial  rarely: spacial adj.         räumlich

    spatial  rarely: spacial adj.         gebietlich


    #12Author no me bré (700807) 30 Mar 22, 20:47
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    Funnily enough, a G** search gives exact the same numbers of hits for spacial or spatial resolution. Without using Goo* Scholar. We are using analytical instruments which have different "spatial resolution" for different purposes. I've never seen "spacial".

    #13Author virus (343741) 30 Mar 22, 23:36
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    Bei meiner Suche nach spacial resolution, spatial resolution sagt Ngram Viewer: Ngrams not found: spacial resolution


    Verhältniszahlen ohne resolution

    956 spatial

    031 spacial


    #14Author manni3 (305129) 31 Mar 22, 11:30
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    I never came across "spacial" before this thread. Entirely standard, though, AE and BE: "spacious."

    #15AuthorBion (1092007) 31 Mar 22, 11:49
     
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