# upon (spatial)

on a location that is above and touching another location

- Computed level: L13 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: spatial  ·  Arena: lexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [above](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-above.spatial), [touch](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-touch.together), [location](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-location.spatial)

**Through:** When a location is both above and touching another location, the relationship is expressed as upon.

**Novel properties:**
- combined vertical relation
- direct contact between places

## Examples
- The International Space Station orbits Earth, remaining upon its trajectory due to continuous orbital adjustments. *(engineering)*
- A snowpack rested upon the summit of Mount Fuji for 80 days after the last snowfall. *(geography)*
- The iPad screen stayed upon the glass countertop during the earthquake, not shifting or falling. *(everyday life)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-upon.spatial*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-upon.spatial.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*