{
  "id": "arrangement.spatial",
  "term": "arrangement",
  "sense": "spatial",
  "pos": "noun",
  "status": "review",
  "level": 3,
  "arena": "arrangement",
  "domain": "general",
  "style": null,
  "definition": "a structure of parts in space.",
  "folk_gloss": null,
  "emergence": {
    "components": [
      "part.relation",
      "space.extent",
      "pattern.regularity",
      "structure.arrangement"
    ],
    "interaction": "parts are in space and together form a structure.",
    "novel_properties": [
      "spatial configuration",
      "relational positioning",
      "emergent form"
    ]
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "text": "The hexagonal basalt columns of the Giant's Causeway formed from cooling lava fractures.",
      "domain": "geology"
    },
    {
      "text": "The International Space Station maintains a stable microgravity environment for experiments in low Earth orbit.",
      "domain": "engineering"
    },
    {
      "text": "Bees position wax cells in a precise hexagonal lattice within the hive to maximize storage efficiency.",
      "domain": "biology"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "id": "structure.arrangement",
      "note": "is-a",
      "type": "is-a"
    }
  ],
  "used_by": [
    "art.creative",
    "building.structure",
    "bush.plant",
    "code.information",
    "display.visual",
    "files.digital",
    "geography.spatial",
    "hand.part",
    "home.shelter",
    "insurance.financial",
    "language.communication",
    "line.geometric",
    "object.entity",
    "organization.administrative",
    "orientation.spatial",
    "pictures.visual",
    "south.direction",
    "street.path",
    "style.fashion",
    "summary.text",
    "text.written"
  ],
  "forms": [
    "arrangement",
    "arrangements"
  ],
  "closed": true,
  "provenance": {
    "author": "openrouter:openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "confidence": 0.6,
    "reconciled": {
      "by": "openrouter:qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507",
      "date": "2026-07-31",
      "changed": "components",
      "note": "Added missing 'structure.arrangement' (L2) to components as it is foundational to the definition of spatial arrangement. Definition remained accurate and unchanged. No factual error; omission fixed pe"
    }
  },
  "canonical": "https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-arrangement.spatial"
}