Positional

Positional
Positional Po*si"tion*al, a. Of or pertaining to position. [1913 Webster]

Ascribing unto plants positional operations. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]


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  • positional — adjective Date: 1571 1. of, relating to, or fixed by position < positional astronomy > 2. involving little movement < positional warfare > 3. dependent on position or environment or context < the front articulated k in kē key and the back… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • positional — [[t]pəzɪ̱ʃən(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Positional refers to the physical position of someone, for example in a football match. The manager has made no positional changes for the second game …   English dictionary

  • positional — pos|i|tion|al [pəˈzıʃənəl] adj [only before noun] relating to the position or job of someone or something ▪ positional power or authority …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • positional — position ► NOUN 1) a place where someone or something is located or has been put. 2) the correct place. 3) a way in which someone or something is placed or arranged. 4) a situation or set of circumstances. 5) high rank or social standing. 6) a… …   English terms dictionary

  • Positional good — Positional goods are products and services whose value is mostly (if not exclusively) a function of their ranking in desirability, in comparison to substitutes. The extent to which a good s value depends on such a ranking is referred to as its… …   Wikipedia

  • Positional asphyxia — Positional asphyxia, is also known as postural asphyxia, is a form of asphyxia which occurs when someone s position prevents them from breathing adequately. A small but significant number of people die suddenly and without apparent reason during… …   Wikipedia

  • Positional advantage — is a combative position relative to an opponent. It is used extensively to describe a situation of significant tactical advatage over an opponent in open hand (ie without weapons) conflict in William Cheung s Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu and Ian …   Wikipedia

  • Positional plagiocephaly — Positional plagiocephaly, also known as deformational plagiocephaly[1] or flathead syndrome,[2] is a condition most commonly found in infants and is characterized by a flat spot on the back or one side of the head caused by remaining in one… …   Wikipedia

  • positional pseudoallelism — positional pseudoallelism. См. позиционный псевдоаллелизм. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • positional allele — positional allele. См. позиционный аллель. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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