position
Definitions of position
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the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a societytypes:facestatus in the eyes of otherséquivalencea state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balancedbasse classea position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimationétat juridiquea status defined by lawillégitimitéthe status of being born to parents who were not marriedrangrelative statuscastesocial status or position conferred by a system based on classnoblessethe state of being of noble birthacolytesomeone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churchescuréa clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orderspremierthe first or highest in an ordering or seriessituationproper or designated social situationchampionthe status of being a championprioritéstatus established in order of importance or urgencybasse classethe state of being inferiorsituation familialethe condition of being married or unmarrieddegrérelative position in a graded seriesexcellencehigh status importance owing to marked superiorityhonneurthe state of being honoreddéshonneura state of shame or disgracetype of:étatthe way something is with respect to its main attributes
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the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situatedsynonyms: emplacement, localisation, relation spatialetypes:inclinaisonthe property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the verticaldegré d'inclinaison, inclinaison, pentethe property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontalpositionnementthe spatial property of the way in which something is placedoptiquethe spatial property of the position from which something is observedespacespace for movementdirectionthe spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or movesposition angulairerelation by which any position with respect to any other position is establishedensemble de places assisesan area that includes places where several people can sitplace deboutroom for passengers or spectators to standraideurthe property possessed by a slope that is very steepproportionharmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)arrangement spacialthe property possessed by an array of things that have space between themhauteur librevertical space available to allow easy passage under somethingorientationposition or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directionsoppositiona direction opposite to anotheraire de ventany of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
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standing posturesynonyms: attitudetypes:garde-à- vousa motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or reviewtype of:attitudethe arrangement of the body and its limbs
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the arrangement of the body and its limbssynonyms: attitudetypes:attitudestanding posturegarde-à- vousa motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or reviewtype of:propriété physiquean attribute of the body
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a rationalized mental attitudesynonyms: point de vuetypes:anglea biased way of looking at or presenting something
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a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
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(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual playertypes:lanceurthe position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hitpremière basethe fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)centrea position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the gamedéfensea position on a basketball teamarrière(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmagemilieuthe position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the gametype of:rôlenormal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting
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the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
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a condition or position in which you find yourself
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a point occupied by troops for tactical reasonstypes:front de bataillethe line along which opposing armies face each othertype of:pointthe precise location of something; a spatially limited location
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physical position in relation to the surroundingssynonyms: emplacement, endroit
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an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
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the particular portion of space occupied by somethingtypes:devantthe part of something that is nearest to the normal viewerposition avantageuseplace or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)poste d'observationan elevated post affording a wide viewterrain avantageuxa place from which something can be viewedtype of:pointthe precise location of something; a spatially limited location
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the act of putting something in position
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military installation at which a body of troops is stationedsynonyms: postetype of:installation militaireany facility servicing military forces
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the position where a thing or person stands
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proper or designated social situation
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a job in an organizationtypes:apprentissagethe position of apprenticechefthe position of chieftainmagistraturethe position of magistrateprésidencethe office and function of presidenttype of:
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