position
[ puh-zish-uhn ]
/ pəˈzɪʃ ən /
noun
verb (used with object)
to put in a particular or appropriate position; place.
to determine the position of; locate.
Origin of position
SYNONYMS FOR position
5
rank.
7
Position,
job,
place,
situation refer to a post of employment.
Position is any employment, though usually above manual labor:
a position as clerk.
Job is colloquial for
position, and applies to any work from lowest to highest in an organization:
a job as cook, as manager.
Place and
situation are both mainly used today in reference to a position that is desired or being applied for;
situation is the general word in the business world:
Situations Wanted;
place is used rather of domestic employment:
He is looking for a place as a gardener.
8 placement, disposition, array, arrangement.
9
Position,
posture,
attitude,
pose refer to an arrangement or disposal of the body or its parts.
Position is the general word for the arrangement of the body:
in a reclining position.
Posture is usually an assumed arrangement of the body, especially when standing:
a relaxed posture.
Attitude is often a posture assumed for imitative effect or the like, but may be one adopted for a purpose (as that of a fencer or a tightrope walker):
an attitude of prayer. A
pose is an attitude assumed, in most cases, for artistic effect:
an attractive pose.
12 proposition, hypothesis, postulate, thesis; dictum, assertion, predication, contention; doctrine, principle.
17 situate.
OTHER WORDS FROM position
po·si·tion·al, adjective po·si·tion·less, adjective mis·po·si·tion, verb (used with object) well-po·si·tioned, adjectiveWords nearby position
posh,
posho,
posigrade rocket,
posit,
positif,
position,
position angle,
position audit,
position effect,
position isomer,
position line
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British Dictionary definitions for positioning (1 of 2)
positioning
/ (pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ) /
noun
the position held by a product brand in the opinion of consumers, in comparison with its competitors' brands
British Dictionary definitions for positioning (2 of 2)
position
/ (pəˈzɪʃən) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of position
positional, adjectiveWord Origin for position
C15: from Late Latin
positiō a positioning, affirmation, from
pōnere to place, lay down
Medical definitions for positioning
position
[ pə-zĭsh′ən ]
n.
A place occupied.
A bodily attitude or posture, especially a posture assumed by a patient to facilitate the performance of diagnostic, surgical, or therapeutic procedures.
The relation of an arbitrarily chosen portion of the fetus to the right or left side of the mother.