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11Posture — 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;… …
12Posture — 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… …
13Posture — 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 …
14Posture — 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] …
15posture — c.1600, from Fr. posture (16c.), from It. postura position, posture, from L. positura position, station, from postulus, pp. of ponere put, place (see POSITION (Cf. position)). The verb, in the figurative sense of to take up an artificial mental… …
16posture — [n1] stance, circumstance aspect, attitude, bearing, brace, carriage, condition, demeanor, deportment, disposition, mien, mode, phase, port, pose, position, positure, presence, set, situation, state; concepts 657,723 posture [n2] beliefs attitude …
17posture — 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 …
18posture — ► NOUN 1) a particular position of the body. 2) the way in which a person holds their body. 3) an approach or attitude towards something. ► VERB ▪ behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead others. DERIVATIVES postural adjective …
19posture — (po stu r ) s. f. 1° Manière dont on pose, tient le corps, la tête, les membres. • Les comédiens n emploient à ces personnages muets que leurs moucheurs de chandelles et leurs valets, qui ne savent quelle posture tenir, CORN. Cid, Examen..… …
20POSTURE — 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… …
