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Topics referred to by the same term
Look up position in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Position often refers to: Position (geometry), the spatial location (rather than orientation) of
Position
Sex position
The missionary position (or man-on-top position) is a sex position in which, generally, a woman lies on her back and spreads her legs and a man lies on
Missionary_position
Position of the body used for sexual activities
A sex position is a positioning of the bodies that people use to engage in sexual intercourse or other sexual activities. Sexual acts are generally described
Sex_position
Human posture
the squatting position is usually not sustainable for them for more than a few minutes as heels-up squatting is a less stable position than heels-down
Squatting_position
Oral sex position
69 or sixty-nine is a sex position in which two people align themselves so that each person's mouth is near the other's genitals, allowing each partner
69_(sex_position)
Positions played in basketball
assigned to different positions defined by the strategic role they play. Guard, forward and center are the three main position categories. A standard
Basketball_positions
Essay which presents an opinion and arguments for it
A position paper (sometimes position piece for brief items) is an essay that presents an arguable opinion about an issue – typically that of the author
Position_paper
First position on a motor-racing starting grid
motorsports race, pole position is the best position on the track at the start and thus, by definition, the participant in pole position is starting it from
Pole_position
Lying horizontally with the face and torso facing up
The supine position (/ˈsuːpaɪn/) means lying horizontally, with the face and torso facing up, as opposed to the prone position, which is face down. When
Supine_position
Position that puts the human body in a great amount of pain
A stress position, also known as a submission position, is a form of punishment that places the human body in such a way that a great amount of weight
Stress_position
Standard patient position in medicine
In medicine, Fowler's position is a standard patient position in which the patient is seated in a semi-sitting position (45–60 degrees) and may have knees
Fowler's_position
Body pose
The spreadeagle (also spelled spread eagle or spread-eagle) is the position in which a person has their arms outstretched and legs apart, figuratively
Spreadeagle_(position)
Amount of a certain security, commodity or currency held or owned by a person/entity
finance, a position is the amount of a particular security, commodity or currency held or owned by a person or entity. In financial trading, a position in a
Position_(finance)
Topics referred to by the same term
The missionary position is a sexual position. The Missionary Position or Missionary Position may also refer to: The Missionary Position, a 1992 satire
The_Missionary_Position
Body position in which one lies flat with the chest down and back up
Prone position (/proʊn/) is a body position in which a person lies flat with their chest down and their back up. In anatomical terms of location, the
Prone_position
Neo-fascist political ideologies
The Third Position is a set of neo-fascist political ideologies that were first described in Western Europe following the Second World War. Developed in
Third_Position
Cross-legged sitting meditation pose
Lotus position or Padmasana (Sanskrit: पद्मासन, romanized: padmāsana) is a cross-legged sitting meditation pose from ancient India, in which each foot
Lotus_position
Position for medical examinations and procedures
position is a common position for surgical procedures and medical examinations involving the pelvis and lower abdomen, as well as a common position for
Lithotomy_position
Order in which poker players are seated
in "early position"; players who act later are in "late position"; players who act in between are in "middle position". A player "has position" on opponents
Position_(poker)
Horizontal body position
human position in which the body is more or less horizontal and supported along its length by the surface underneath. Lying is the most common position while
Lying_(position)
1982 video game
Pole Position is a 1982 racing video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released by Atari, Inc. in North America. It was developed
Pole_Position
A position sensor is a sensor that detects an object's position. A position sensor may indicate the absolute position of the object (its location) or
Position_sensor
Body position lying flat on the back with the feet slightly above the head
In the Trendelenburg position (/ˈtrɛndələnbɜːrɡ/), the body is lain supine, or flat on the back on a 15–30 degree incline with the feet elevated above
Trendelenburg_position
Position assumed to increase safety in a crash
To assume a brace position or crash position is an instruction that can be given to prepare for a crash, such as on an aircraft; the instruction to "Brace
Brace_position
Topics referred to by the same term
Positioning may refer to: Positioning (marketing), creating an identity in the minds of a target market Positioning theory, a theory in social psychology
Positioning
Fielding positions in the sport of baseball
on a team is assigned a particular fielding position when it is their turn to play defense. Each position conventionally has an associated number, for
Baseball_positions
Sex position in which a woman is on top of another person
Woman on top is any sex position in which the woman is on top of her sexual partner during sexual activity. The position most commonly associated with
Woman_on_top
Relative direction using a dial
A clock position, or clock bearing, is the direction of an object observed from a vehicle, typically a vessel or an aircraft, relative to the orientation
Clock_position
Term in music
The root position of a chord is the voicing of a triad, seventh chord, or ninth chord in which the root of the chord is the bass note and the other chord
Root_position
Machine instruction code that executes properly regardless of where in memory it resides
In computing, position-independent code (PIC) or position-independent executable (PIE) is a body of machine code that executes properly regardless of
Position-independent_code
Thought experiment in political philosophy
In philosophy, the original position is a hypothetical position from which members of society would consider which principles they would select for the
Original_position
Vector representing the position of a point with respect to a fixed origin
In geometry, a position or position vector, also known as location vector or radius vector, is a Euclidean vector that represents a point P in space. Its
Position_(geometry)
Sex position
Doggy style is a sex position in which one participant bends over, crouches on all fours (usually on hands and knees), or lies on their abdomen, for sexual
Doggy_style
A sleep position is the body configuration assumed by a person during or prior to sleeping. The topic of sleep position has been covered throughout history
Sleep_position
Human position used for rectal examination, treatments, and enemas
Sims' position, or left lateral Sims' position, named after the gynaecologist J. Marion Sims, is usually used for rectal examination, treatments, enemas
Sims'_position
Operator in quantum mechanics
quantum mechanics, the position operator is the operator that corresponds to the position observable of a particle. When the position operator is considered
Position_operator
Calculating the Sun's location in the sky at a given time and place
The position of the Sun or the direction of the Sun in the sky is a function of both the time and the geographic location of observation on Earth's surface
Position_of_the_Sun
American satellite-based radio navigation service
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based hyperbolic navigation system owned by the United States Space Force and operated by Mission Delta
Global_Positioning_System
Position error is one of the errors affecting the systems in an aircraft for measuring airspeed and altitude. It is not practical or necessary for an aircraft
Position_error
Legal pitching positions in baseball
In baseball, there are two legal pitching positions: the windup, and the set. Colloquially, the set is often referred to as "the stretch", although this
Pitching_position
Position in rook and pawn versus rook chess endgame
The Lucena position is a position in chess endgame theory where one side has a rook and a pawn and the defender has a rook. Karsten Müller said that it
Lucena_position
Positioning of the body of a foetus as it develops
Fetal position (British English: also foetal) is the positioning of the body of a prenatal fetus as it develops. In this position, the back is curved
Fetal_position
Topics referred to by the same term
of position may refer to: The position in poker of a player to opponents acting after him. Out of position (crash testing), a passenger position which
Out_of_position
Rower seated closest to the bow of a boat
In rowing, the bow (or bow woman or bowman or bowperson) is the rower seated closest to the bow of the boat, which is the forward part of the boat. The
Bow_(position)
Topics referred to by the same term
A dominant position may refer to: Dominant position in grappling Dominant male sex position Dominant female sex position Dominance (economics), the firm's
Dominant_position
Index of articles associated with the same name
movement rather than position. With detection of a datum position and the use of a counter, an absolute position may be derived. The position may be measured
Encoder_(position)
plane or a higher-dimensional Euclidean space is said to be in convex position or convex independent if none of the points can be represented as a convex
Convex_position
Position category in gridiron football
Skill position is a gridiron football term that covers offensive positions that handle the ball and are primarily responsible for advancing yards and scoring
Skill_position
three basic positions in the interface position: the no-interface position, the strong-interface position, and various weak-interface positions. The no-interface
Interface_position
Power position is a concept from Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese practice of studying one's position within one's surroundings. In Feng Shui, the Power
Power_position
Team official in charge of coaching a specific position group
In American football, a position coach is a team official in charge of coaching a specific position group. Position coaches have more specialized duties
Position_coach
Effect on the expression of a gene when its location in a chromosome is changed
Position effect is the effect on the expression of a gene when its location in a chromosome is changed, often by translocation. This has been well described
Position_effect
Technology for determining an object's location in space
A positioning system is a system for determining the position of an object in space. Positioning system technologies exist ranging from interplanetary
Positioning_system
Pose assumed when not engaged in an activity that demands some other pose
A resting position or rest position is a default human position or pose assumed (typically deliberately) when a person is not engaged in an activity that
Resting_position
Wrestling term
grappling position refers to the positioning and holds of combatants engaged in grappling. Combatants are said to be in a neutral position if neither
Grappling_position
Baseball concept
In the sport of baseball, a baserunner is said to be in scoring position when they are on second or third base. The distinction between being on first
Scoring_position
Convention for measuring angles on the sky
In astronomy, position angle (usually abbreviated PA) is the convention for measuring angles on the sky. The International Astronomical Union defines it
Position_angle
Concept in probability theory and machine learning
theory, a probability distribution over vectors is said to be in isotropic position if its covariance matrix is proportional to the identity matrix. Let D
Isotropic_position
Position of a patient who suffers from orthopnea
The tripod position or orthopneic position is a physical stance often assumed by people experiencing respiratory distress (such as chronic obstructive
Tripod_position
Chess endgame study by Fernando Saavedra
Saavedra position The Saavedra position is one of the best-known chess endgame studies. It is named after the Spanish priest Fernando Saavedra (1849–1922)
Saavedra_position
Governmental position in Ritsuryō period Japan; leader of a group of delinquents
Banchō (番長) historically refers a governmental position during the Ritsuryō period in Japan. In the modern era, banchō is the leader of a group of male
Banchō_(position)
Concept in finance
finance, a synthetic position is a way to create the payoff of a financial instrument using other financial instruments. A synthetic position can be created
Synthetic_position
Type of positioning in surgery
Rose position is a position in which a patient is placed while undergoing a tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy or uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. In this position both
Rose_position
Chess endgame drawing technique
The Philidor position (or Philidor's position) is a chess endgame involving a drawing technique for the defending side in the rook and pawn versus rook
Philidor_position
Sex position
The lateral coital position is a sex position described by Masters and Johnson in their book, Human Sexual Inadequacy. The position was preferred by 75%
Lateral_coital_position
Former tertiary entrance rank issued to students in Queensland, Australia
The Overall Position (OP) was a tertiary entrance rank used in Queensland, Australia to guide selection into universities. Like similar systems used throughout
Overall_Position
Political party in Ukraine
Civil Position or Civic Position (Ukrainian: Громадянська позиція, romanized: Hromadianska pozytsiia) is a political party in Ukraine registered in March
Civil_Position
Prime Minister of Italy since 2022
Meloni was elected as a councillor of the province of Rome, holding this position until 2002. She was elected national director in 2000 and became the first
Giorgia_Meloni
First aid technique
the recovery position (also called semi-prone) is one of a series of variations on a lateral recumbent or three-quarters prone position of the body, often
Recovery_position
Sex position
The spoons position or spooning is both a sexual position and a cuddling technique. The name derives from the way that spoons may be positioned side by side
Spooning
Automatic ship station- and heading-holding systems
Dynamic positioning (DP) is a computer-controlled system to automatically maintain a vessel's position and heading by using its own propellers and thrusters
Dynamic_positioning
Prime Minister of the Aztec Empire
(1503–1520) Matlatzincatzin (1520) Tlacotzin (1520–1525); final officeholder The position features in four historical novels by Simon Levack. Class in Aztec society
Cihuacoatl_(position)
Physical configurations of the human body
Lithotomy position Mayer position Prone position Rose's position Semi-Fowler position Sims' position Supine position Tripod position Trendelenburg position Verticosubmental
List_of_human_positions
2005 studio album by Oceansize
Everyone into Position is the second studio album by British progressive/alternative rock band Oceansize, released on 19 September 2005 on Beggars Banquet
Everyone_into_Position
2011 American film
First Position is a 2011 American documentary film. It follows six young dancers preparing for the Youth America Grand Prix in New York City, an annual
First_Position
A position circle is a circle that can be measured both from a chart and from the surface of the earth for the purpose of position fixing. For the purposes
Position_circle
Commonly used representation of patterns in biological sequences
A position weight matrix (PWM), also known as a position-specific weight matrix (PSWM) or position-specific scoring matrix (PSSM), is a commonly used representation
Position_weight_matrix
Former practice that colleges could see other colleges to which a student applied
The FAFSA position is a historical term in college admissions in the United States that referred to the position where a prospective college appeared on
FAFSA_position
In baseball, certain players on defense
any defensive position, is also not considered a position player. Position players are eligible to pitch, and a manager will use a position player as a
Position_player
Engineering symbol
Position tolerance (symbol: ⌖) is a geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) location control used on engineering drawings to specify desired location
Position_tolerance
position is the relative location of the hand on the instrument's neck, indicated by ordinal numbers (e.g., 3rd). Fingering, independent of position,
Position_(music)
Psychological concept
Serial-position effect is the tendency of a person to recall the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst. The term was coined
Serial-position_effect
Position of an individual in a given society and culture
Social position is the position of an person in a given society and culture. A given position (for example, the occupation of priest) may belong to multiple
Social_position
Position on a boat in rowing
stern of the boat is referred to as "stroke". This is the most important position in the boat, because the stroke rower sets the stroke rate and rhythm for
Stroke_(position)
Techniques for consensually restraining people for sexual pleasure
bondage position in which a person is bound into a ball position with the knees against the shoulders. A ball position (also called a fetal position) can
Bondage_positions_and_methods
Position-effect variegation (PEV) is a variegation caused by the silencing of a gene in some cells through its abnormal juxtaposition with heterochromatin
Position-effect_variegation
2007 studio album by Patrick Wolf
The Magic Position is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf. It was released on 26 February 2007. The album features collaborations
The_Magic_Position
A position line or line of position (LOP) is a line (or, on the surface of the Earth, a curve) that can be both identified on a chart (nautical chart
Position_line
Position along a vertical direction above or below a given vertical datum
Vertical position or vertical location is a position along a vertical direction (the plumb line direction) above or below a given vertical datum (a reference
Vertical_position
Topics referred to by the same term
Upright position may refer to: Upright position (electronics), a signal upconverted to the multiplexer band without inverting the frequencies an upright
Upright_position
A home position is the reference position of a mechanical motion system. It is used to let numerically controlled machines know where the machine's parts
Home_position
Hadith that compares Ali and Aaron
The hadith of the position (Arabic: حديث المنزلة, romanized: hadith al-manzila) is a widely-reported saying (hadith), attributed to the Islamic prophet
Hadith_of_the_position
Topics referred to by the same term
position in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pole position is a racing term identifying a starting position at the front of the grid. Pole Position may
Pole position (disambiguation)
Pole_position_(disambiguation)
Grappling position
The crucifix position is a ground grappling position that involves being perpendicularly behind the opponent, chest against back, and controlling the
Crucifix_position
Topics referred to by the same term
Special position may refer to: Geometric objects not being in general position, such as parallel lines The status of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland
Special_position
An Embarrassing Position is a short play written in 1895 by American author Kate Chopin, which was adapted as a comic opera in 2010 by American composer
An_Embarrassing_Position
Dance position
In partner dancing, an open position is a position in which partners are connected primarily at the hands. The connection is through the hands, wrists
Open_position
Defense of unjust enrichment
Change of position is a defence to a claim in unjust enrichment which operates to reduce a defendant's liability to the extent to which his or her circumstances
Change_of_position
Form of signal modulation using time shifts
Pulse-position modulation (PPM) is a form of signal modulation in which M message bits are encoded by transmitting a single pulse in one of 2 M {\displaystyle
Pulse-position_modulation
Islamist Palestinian political and paramilitary organization
territories, while at the same time they were ousted from government positions in the West Bank. Israel and Egypt then imposed an economic blockade on
Hamas
POSITION
POSITION
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Higher Position; Esteemed Privileged; Honour
Girl/Female
Indian
Higher position, Esteemed privilege & honor
Surname or Lastname
English
English : regional name for someone from the county of Surrey, so named from Old English sūther ‘southerly’ + gē ‘district’, possibly a reference to its position south of the Thames.
Girl/Female
Hindu
One who always holds the st position among all the girls
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of three places in Essex – Layer Breton, Layer de la Haye, and Layer Marney – all named from a river name, Leire, or from Leire in Leicestershire, also named from an identical river name. The river name is of Celtic origin and is probably the base of the tribal name Ligore, found in the place name Leicester.English : nickname or status name from Anglo-Norman French le eyr ‘the heir’. Compare Ayer.English : occupational name for a stone layer, Middle English leyer; the job of the layer was to position the stones worked by the masons.German : habitational name for someone from any of the various placed named Lay, in the Rhineland and Bavaria.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Stand Position
Male
Hebrew
(ש×Öµ×) Hebrew name SHEM means "conspicuous position, name, renown, sigma." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Noah.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Honour; Esteem; Regard; Affection; To Respect an Honour; Raise to an Exalted Position
Girl/Female
Tamil
Position
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
A Particular Position of the Sun and the Moon
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit, Telugu
Always at High Position
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. It may be a nickname for a beggar, from an agent derivative of maund ‘beg’ (probably from Old French mendier, Late Latin mendicare); this word is not attested before the 16th century, but may well have been in use earlier. Alternatively it may be an occupational name for a maker of baskets, from an agent derivative of Middle English maund ‘basket’ (Old French mande, of Germanic origin); or perhaps for someone in some position of authority, from a shortened form of Middle English coma(u)nder (from coma(u)nden ‘to command’).German : habitational name from places called Mandern, in Hesse and the Rhineland.Belgian (van der Mander) : habitational name from a place called Ter Mandere or Mandel, in West Flanders, derived from the river name Mandel.Indian (Panjab) : Sikh (Dogar, Jat) name of unknown meaning, based on the names of clans in these communities.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Louth in Lincolnshire, so called from its position on the river Lud (Old English Hlūde, meaning ‘the loud one’).Irish : when not of English origin (see 1), probably a reduced and altered form of McLeod. Compare McLouth.
Girl/Female
Tamil
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One who always holds the st position among all the girls
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Girl/Female
Hindu
Position
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
A Vedic Composition; Vedic Om Position; God
Girl/Female
Muslim
Higher position, Esteemed privilege & honor
POSITION
POSITION
Surname or Lastname
English or Scottish
English or Scottish : unexplained. Possibly, as Black suggests, a reduced form of Langdon.French : from the old Germanic personal name element Lando (see Land), via the oblique case, Landonis.
Boy/Male
Arabic, French, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi
Victorious; Triumphant; One of the Abbasid Khalifah was Known as Such
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lotus flower
Girl/Female
Christian, Finnish, Indian, Italian, Latin, Swedish
She who Blesses; Voyager through Life
Girl/Female
English Greek
The name of a flowering vine used in folk medicine.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Like a Rose
Girl/Female
Indian, Kannada, Sindhi
Creativity
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Christian, English, German, Teutonic
Friendly; From the Friend's Village
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Eldest Pandava Brother
Male
French
Variant form of Norman French Emaurri, AMAURY means "work-power."
POSITION
POSITION
POSITION
POSITION
POSITION
n.
Hence: The ground which any one takes in an argument or controversy; the point of view from which any one proceeds to a discussion; also, a principle laid down as the basis of reasoning; a proposition; a thesis; as, to define one's position; to appear in a false position.
n.
The ornament of woodwork upon the gable of a house, used extensively in the 15th century. It was generally suspended from the edge of the projecting roof (see Verge, n., 4), and in position parallel to the gable wall. Called also bargeboard.
v. i.
To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate.
a.
Of or pertaining to position.
a.
Highest in place, position, rank, power, or the like; upmost; supreme.
n.
The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.
a.
In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.
n.
A decorative design, originally representing vine branches or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book, or in a similar position; hence, by extension, any small picture in a book; hence, also, as such pictures are often without a definite bounding line, any picture, as an engraving, a photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge.
n.
A limited reciprocating motion of a particle of an elastic body or medium in alternately opposite directions from its position of equilibrium, when that equilibrium has been disturbed, as when a stretched cord or other body produces musical notes, or particles of air transmit sounds to the ear. The path of the particle may be in a straight line, in a circular arc, or in any curve whatever.
v. t.
To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance, substance, position, or the like; to make different by a partial change; to modify; as, to vary the properties, proportions, or nature of a thing; to vary a posture or an attitude; to vary one's dress or opinions.
n.
The spot where a person or thing is placed or takes a place; site; place; station; situation; as, the position of man in creation; the fleet changed its position.
n.
The office or position of an usher; ushership; also, ushers, collectively.
n.
Relative place or standing; social or official rank; as, a person of position; hence, office; post; as, to lose one's position.
adv.
In a vertical manner, position, or direction; perpendicularly; as, to look down vertically; to raise a thing vertically.
n.
The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing; modification; alternation; mutation; diversity; deviation; as, a variation of color in different lights; a variation in size; variation of language.
n.
A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.
n.
A condition of the uterus in which its axis is deflected from its normal position without being bent upon itself. See Anteversion, and Retroversion.
v. t.
To indicate the position of; to place.
n.
Vertical position; zenith.
n.
Extent to which a thing varies; amount of departure from a position or state; amount or rate of change.