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

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.

  • 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
[ pŏschər-əl ]

adj.

Relating to or involving posture.

Medical definitions for postural (2 of 2)

posture
[ pŏschər ]

n.

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