No. 1,606 in Spanish
espacial
"Espacial" means "related to space."
In a sentence
La nave espacial orbitaba la Tierra.
The spacecraft orbited the Earth.
In this sentence, 'espacial' is an adjective describing 'nave,' forming the compound term 'nave espacial,' which translates as 'spacecraft.' It pertains to something related to space exploration.
El telescopio espacial Hubble ha abierto una nueva era en el estudio del universo.
The Hubble Space Telescope has opened a new era in the study of the universe.
Here, 'espacial' describes 'telescopio,' explaining its function and specialty in observing objects in space.
Él tiene una percepción muy especial y espacial de la geometría.
He has a very special and spatial perception of geometry.
In this usage, 'espacial' describes a person's perception and refers to spatial awareness or the ability to understand the arrangement of objects in space.
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