erect posture

  • 1posture — [päs′chər] n. [MFr < It postura < L positura, a position < ponere, to place: see POSITION] 1. the position or carriage of the body in standing or sitting; bearing 2. such a position assumed as in posing for an artist 3. the way things… …

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  • 2Posture — 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… …

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  • 3posture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pose, attitude; bearing, position, carriage; mood, condition. See form, circumstance. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Stance] Syn. pose, carriage, bearing, stance, attitude, demeanor, aspect, presence,… …

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  • 4Posture — The carriage of the body as a whole, the attitude of the body, or the position of the limbs (the arms and legs). Postural pertains to the posture or position. For example, postural hypotension is a drop in blood pressure (hypotension) due to a… …

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  • 5erect — I UK [ɪˈrekt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms erect : present tense I/you/we/they erect he/she/it erects present participle erecting past tense erected past participle erected formal * 1) to build something such as a statue or bridge A memorial …

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  • 6posture — I. noun Etymology: Middle French, from Italian postura, from Latin positura, from positus, past participle of ponere to place more at position Date: circa 1586 1. a. the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a… …

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  • 7erect — e|rect1 [ ı rekt ] verb transitive FORMAL * 1. ) to build something such as a STATUE or bridge: A memorial to her was erected after her death. a ) to put something such as a fence in an upright position: Police erected barriers around the crime… …

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  • 8erect — [ɪˈrekt] verb [T] formal I to build something, or to put something in an upright position Police erected barriers to control the crowds.[/ex] II adj erect [ɪˈrekt] in a straight upright position the erect posture of a professional soldier[/ex] …

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  • 9posture — I n. 1) to assume a posture 2) an erect; good posture 3) a defense; political posture II v. (D; intr.) ( to pretend ) to posture as * * * [ pɒstʃə] good posture political posture (D; intr.) ( to pretend ) to posture as a defense an erect to ass …

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  • 10posture — noun 1 position of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ correct, good, perfect (esp. AmE), proper ▪ bad, poor ▪ erect, upright …

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