Толковый словарь английского языка - position
Position
position
I. noun see: of Date: 14th century an act of placing or arranging: as, the laying down of a pro~ or thesis, an arranging in order, a point of view adopted and held to , 3. the point or area occupied by a physical object ; location , a certain arrangement of bodily parts , a market commitment in securities or commodities, 5. relative place, situation, or standing , social or official rank or status, an employment for which one has been hired ; job , a situation that confers advantage or preference, II. transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1817 to put in a certain ~
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n. & v. --n. 1 a place occupied by a person or thing. 2 the way in which a thing or its parts are placed or arranged (sitting in an uncomfortable position). 3 the proper place (in position). 4 the state of being advantageously placed (jockeying for position). 5 a person's mental attitude; a way of looking at a question (changed their position on nuclear disarmament). 6 a person's situation in relation to others (puts one in an awkward position). 7 rank or status; high social standing. 8 paid employment. 9 a place where troops etc. are posted for strategical purposes (the position was stormed). 10 the configuration of chessmen etc. during a game. 11 a specific pose in ballet etc. (hold first position). 12 Logic a a proposition. b a statement of proposition. --v.tr. place in position. Phrases and idioms in a position to enabled by circumstances, resources, information, etc. to (do, state, etc.). position paper orig. US (in business etc.) a written report of attitude or intentions. position vector Math. a vector which determines the position of a point. Derivatives positional adj. positionally adv. positioner n. Etymology: ME f. OF position or L positio -onis (as POSIT) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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