posture

posture — * * * posture [ pɔstyr ] n. f. • 1566; it. postura 1 ♦ Didact. Attitude particulière du corps. ⇒ position. ♢ Cour. Attitude peu naturelle ou peu convenable. Dans une posture comique. Changer de posture. « Quand il était las de cette posture, il… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

Posture — Pos ture (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. positura, fr. ponere, positum, to place. See {Position}.] 1. The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Posture — or posturing may refer to:;In humans * Neutral spine or good posture * Human position * Abnormal posturing, in neurotrauma * Posturography, in neurology * Posture and Occupational Health;In biology * water conservation posture (or position) in… …   Wikipedia

Posture — Pos ture (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Posturing}.] To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to posture one s self; to posture a model. Howell …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Posture — Pos ture, v. i. 1. To assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or contortionist; also, to pose. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To assume a character; as, to posture as a saint. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

posture — 1. noun 1) поза, положение; осанка 2) состояние, положение; thepresent posture of affairs (настоящее) положение вещей Syn: see stand 2. v.1) ставить в позу 2) позировать …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

posture — I (attitude) noun air, aspect, bearing, bent, cast, demeanor, disposition, disposition of mind, feeling, inclination, leaning, lie, manner, nature, opinion, outlook, partisan outlook, philosophy, point of view, pose, position, presence, sentiment …   Law dictionary

POSTURE — s. f. État, situation où se tient le corps ; manière dont on tient son corps, sa tête, ses bras, ses jambes, etc. Posture commode, incommode, libre, naturelle, forcée, gênée, contrainte, indécente, ridicule. Voilà un homme qui est dans une… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

posture — postural, adj. posturer, n. /pos cheuhr/, n., v., postured, posturing. n. 1. the relative disposition of the parts of something. 2. the position of the limbs or the carriage of the body as a whole: poor posture; a sitting posture. 3. an affected… …   Universalium

posture — ˈpɔstʃə 1. сущ. 1) а) осанка б) поза, положение (модели, фигуры и т.д.) Syn : pose, attitude 2) а) положение, состояние Syn : stand б) состояние дел, текущая ситуация a competitive …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь