position

position
position [pə zish′ən]
n.
[MFr < L positio < positus, pp. of ponere, to place < * posinere < po-, away (< IE base * apo- > L ab, from, away) + sinere, to put, lay: see SITE]
1. the act of positing, or placing
2. a positing of a proposition; affirmation
3. the manner in which a person or thing is placed or arranged; attitude; posture; disposition [in a sitting position]
4. one's attitude toward or opinion on a subject; stand [his position on foreign aid]
5. the place where a person or thing is, esp. in relation to others; location; situation; site [the ship's position]
6. the usual or proper place of a person or thing; station [the players are in position]
7. a location or condition in which one has the advantage [to jockey for position]
8. a strategic military site
9. a person's relative place, as in society; rank; status
10. a place high in society, business, etc. [a man of position]
11. a post of employment; office; job [to apply for a teaching position]
12. Finance the long or short commitment of a market trader in securities or commodities
13. Music
a) the arrangement of the notes of a chord with respect to their relative closeness or distance apart [open position]
b) any of the fixed locations on the fingerboard of a violin, etc. that the left hand assumes for fingering a particular series of notes
c) any of the various points to which a trombone slide may be moved to change the pitch
vt.
1. to put into a particular position; place or station
2. Rare to locate
positional
adj.
positioner
n.
SYN.- POSITION applies to any specific employment for salary or wages, but often connotes white-collar or professional employment; SITUATION now usually refers to a position that is open or to one that is desired [situation wanted as instructor ]; OFFICE refers to a position of authority or trust, especially in government or a corporation; a POST2 is a position or office that carries heavy responsibilities, esp. one to which a person is appointed; JOB1 is now the common, comprehensive equivalent for any of the preceding terms

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  • Position — Po*si tion, n. [F. position, L. positio, fr. ponere, positum, to put, place; prob. for posino, fr. an old preposition used only in comp. (akin to Gr. ?) + sinere to leave, let, permit, place. See {Site}, and cf. {Composite}, {Compound}, v.,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Position — may refer to:* A location in a coordinate system, usually in two or more dimensions; the science of position and its generalizations is topology * Body position (proprioception), the sense of the relative position of neighboring parts of the body …   Wikipedia

  • Position — Po*si tion, v. t. To indicate the position of; to place. [R.] Encyc. Brit. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • POSITION — s. f. Lieu, point où une chose est placée ; manière dont elle est placée, situation. La position des lieux n est pas juste, n est pas bien indiquée dans cette carte. La position d une ville. La position en est riante. Je n aime pas la position de …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • POSITION — n. f. Lieu, point où une chose est placée, situation. La position des lieux n’est pas juste, n’est pas bien indiquée dans cette carte. La position de cette ville est riante. Cette maison est dans une position très agréable. Il se dit spécialement …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • position — I. noun Etymology: Middle English posycion, from Anglo French posicioun, from Latin position , positio, from ponere to lay down, put, place, from Old Latin *posinere, from po away (akin to Old Church Slavic po , perfective prefix, Greek apo away) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Position (poker) — Position in poker refers to the order in which players are seated around the table and the related poker strategy implications. Players who act first are in early position ; players who act later are in late position . A player has position on… …   Wikipedia

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