posture
[ pos-cher ]
/ ˈpɒs tʃər /
noun
verb (used with object), pos·tured, pos·tur·ing.
verb (used without object), pos·tured, pos·tur·ing.
SYNONYMS FOR posture
2 See
position.
OTHER WORDS FROM posture
pos·tur·al, adjective pos·tur·er, nounWords nearby posture
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 MilesThe chief principle of Dr Marshall Halls so-called ready method is the postural performance of artificial respiration.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold CooleyThey 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, nounWord 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.