# across (spatial)

from one side of a space to the other side

- Computed level: L14 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: spatial  ·  Arena: across

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [direction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-direction.spatial), [side](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-side.surface), [relevance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-relevance.core)

**Through:** the direction that runs over a space joins opposite sides of that space, guided by a parameter whose drift establishes salience

**Novel properties:**
- spanning relation
- transverse orientation
- contextual alignment

## Examples
- The Øresund Bridge connects Copenhagen to Malmö, spanning 16 kilometers across the sea at the narrowest point of the strait. *(engineering)*
- Monarch butterflies migrate across North America, flying from Canada to central Mexico each autumn. *(biology)*
- The 1969 Apollo 11 mission sent astronauts across 384,400 kilometers of space to land on the Moon. *(physics)*

## Used by
- [flat](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-flat.commonsurfacegeometry) (L15)
- [harmony](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-harmony.relational) (L15)
- [pure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-pure.state) (L18)
- [tough](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-tough.resilient) (L17)
- [trust](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-trust.reliance) (L15)

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-across.spatial*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-across.spatial.json*  
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