of posture

  • 21posture — noun 1 position of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ correct, good, perfect (esp. AmE), proper ▪ bad, poor ▪ erect, upright …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 22posture — 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

  • 23posture — 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 …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 24posture — 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,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 25posture — [[t]pɒ̱stʃə(r)[/t]] postures, posturing, postured 1) N VAR Your posture is the position in which you stand or sit. You can make your stomach look flatter instantly by improving your posture... Exercise, fresh air, and good posture are all helpful …

    English dictionary

  • 26POSTURE — n. f. Attitude, 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. Il le menaça et se mit en posture… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 27Posture (sport de combat) — Article détaillé : Garde (position de combat). Posture de combat …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 28Posture — 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… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 29posture — pos|ture [ˈpɔstʃə US ˈpa:stʃər] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Italian positura, from Latin positus; POSITION1] 1.) [U and C] the way you position your body when sitting or standing good/bad etc posture ▪ Poor posture can lead to muscular… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30posture — I UK [ˈpɒstʃə(r)] / US [ˈpɑstʃər] noun Word forms posture : singular posture plural postures 1) [countable/uncountable] the position that your body is in when you sit, stand, or walk Exercise can improve your posture. 2) [countable] an attitude,… …

    English dictionary