posture

[ pos-cher ]
/ ˈpɒs tʃər /

noun

verb (used with object), pos·tured, pos·tur·ing.

verb (used without object), pos·tured, pos·tur·ing.

Origin of posture

1595–1605; < French < Italian postura < Latin positūra. See posit, -ure

SYNONYMS FOR posture

2 See position.

OTHER WORDS FROM posture

pos·tur·al, adjective pos·tur·er, noun

Words nearby posture

postural drainage, postural position, postural proteinuria, postural syncope, postural vertigo, posture, posture sense, posturize, postvaccinal encephalitis, postvalvar, postvertebral

Example sentences from the Web for postural

  • In long-standing cases the pain and discomfort may lead to a postural scoliosis (ischias-scoliotica).

    Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

  • The chief principle of Dr Marshall Halls so-called ready method is the postural performance of artificial respiration.

    Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley

  • They are devised for disciplinary, postural, developmental, and health purposes.

    College Teaching |Paul Klapper

British Dictionary definitions for postural

posture
/ (ˈpɒstʃə) /

noun

verb

to assume or cause to assume a bodily position or attitude
(intr) to assume an affected or unnatural bodily or mental posture; pose

Derived forms of posture

postural, adjective posturer, noun

Word Origin for posture

C17: via French from Italian postura, from Latin positūra, from pōnere to place

Medical definitions for postural (1 of 2)

postural
[ pŏs′chər-əl ]

adj.

Relating to or involving posture.

Medical definitions for postural (2 of 2)

posture
[ pŏs′chər ]

n.

A position of the body or of body parts.
A characteristic or prescribed way of bearing one's body; carriage.