priestorovú

Priestorové is an adjective in Slovak that translates roughly as spatial or space-related. It is used to describe phenomena, data, or concepts that pertain to space, either physical or conceptual, and appears in technical, academic, and design contexts.

Linguistic notes: the root is priestor- from priestor, meaning space or area, and the suffixes form various gender and number agreements. In Slovak, priestorové typically appears in phrases that refer to plural or neuter forms, while the Czech counterpart is prostorový. The term is widely used in Slovak-language texts to designate spatial characteristics of data, representations, or planning processes.

Common uses and contexts: in geography and GIS, priestorové údaje are spatial data used to describe the location and attributes of features on the Earth's surface. In architecture and urban planning, priestorové plánovanie or space planning concerns the arrangement and organization of physical space. In computer science and graphics, priestorová reprezentácia or spatial representation refers to how three-dimensional space is modeled and manipulated in software. In cognitive and design sciences, priestorové myslenie or spatial thinking describes the ability to reason about objects in space.

Relation to other terms: priestorové is the Slovak equivalent of a broader, cross-disciplinary concept of spatiality found in many languages. In Czech, prostorový serves a parallel role, while English uses terms like spatial, space-related, or spatiality. See also spatial data, spatial reasoning, and spatial planning for related topics.