position
[pəˈzɪʃən]
n
the place, situation, or location of a person or thing
he took up a position to the rear
the appropriate or customary location
the telescope is in position for use
the arrangement or disposition of the body or a part of the body
the corpse was found in a sitting position
the manner in which a person or thing is placed; arrangement
an area or point occupied for tactical reasons
mental attitude; point of view; stand
what's your position on this issue?
social status or standing, esp high social standing
a post of employment; job
the act of positing a fact or viewpoint
something posited, such as an idea, proposition, etc
the part of a field or playing area where a player is placed or where he generally operates
the vertical spacing or layout of the written notes in a chord. Chords arranged with the three upper voices close together are in close position. Chords whose notes are evenly or widely distributed are in open position.See root position .one of the points on the fingerboard of a stringed instrument, determining where a string is to be stopped
the situation in which a short vowel may be regarded as long, that is, when it occurs before two or more consonants.(of a consonant, either on its own or in combination with other consonants, such as x in Latin) to cause a short vowel to become metrically long when placed after it
the market commitment of a dealer in securities, currencies, or commodities
a short position
vb
to put in the proper or appropriate place; locate
to place (oneself or another player) in a particular part of the field or playing area
to put (someone or something) in a position (esp in relation to others) that confers a strategic advantage: he's trying to position himself for a leadership bid
to promote (a product or service) by tailoring it to the needs of a specific market or by clearly differentiating it from its competitors (e.g. in terms of price or quality)
to locate or ascertain the position of
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