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position (s) (noun), positions (pl)
1. The area where something or someone is located or has been situated: Cathy and Cindy and the other demonstrators took up their position in front of the city hall.
2. The correct location where something or someone should be placed: Cindy told her son, Teddy, to make sure the lid of the jar was put into the right position before he tried to turn it.
3. A place where part of a military unit is posted for strategic reasons: The drones have fired on the enemy's positions in the mountains of Afghanistan.
4. A particular way in which someone or something is installed or arranged: Dr. McMahon, the dentist, adjusted Darla's dental chair into a reclining position.
5. The way people stand, sit, or lie down: There are various positions people can be in; including, kneeling, lying down, crouching, slouching, leaning, squatting, sitting, standing, etc.
6. Etymology: from posit-, another form of ponere, "to put, to place".
position (verb), positions; positioned; positioning
1. To distribute something or someone in a particular place or way: Mary and Tom and the other guests positioned themselves at the dinner table for the evening meal.
2. To promote a product, a business, or a service in a special division of a market, or as the fulfillment of that sector's specific requirements: The company presented a comprehensive development plan that could position the two towns as major economic forces in that region of the country.
3. To regard someone as a particular kind of person: The lexicographer positioned the freelance writer as a contributor to a more comprehensible dictionary.
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genucubital position (s) (noun); genucubital positions (pl)
A prone position resting on the knees and elbows, assumed for gynecologic or rectal examination or operation: Dr. McCann asked Tim to get into a genucubital position by resting on his knees and elbows with the chest elevated from the table.
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geodetic position (s) (noun), geodetic positions (pl)
In cartography or maps, the position of a point on the surface of the Earth expressed in terms of geodetic latitude and geodetic longitude: Mr. Globe asked his students to locate certain cities in terns of their geodetic positions.
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geographical position (s) (noun), geographical positions (pl)
That point on the Earth or a location on the surface of a planet at which a given celestial body is in the zenith at a specified time; geographical point: Any position on the surface of the Earth defined by means of its geographical coordinates, either astronomical or geodetic; or expressed in terms of latitude and longitude, either geodetic or astronomical.
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maritime position (s) (noun), maritime positions (pl)
The geographical location of a seaport along a coast: Some countries have excellent opportunities in trade when their maritime positions have good, reliable, and safe harbours and docking facilities.
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anatomic position (s) (noun), anatomic positions (pl)
A standard position of the body: The anatomic position is used to describe a person's posture when standing erect against a wall, facing directly forward, feet pointed forward and slightly apart, and arms hanging down at the sides with the palms facing forward.
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anatomic zero joint position (s) (noun), anatomic zero joint positions (pl)
The beginning point of a joint range of motion: An anatomic zero joint position was explained by the professor to be descriptive of the preluding stage of the span of movement of a joint before actual movement begins.
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wanderers or positions of planets
The orbits and positions of the planets or "wanderers" could not be accurately accounted for before the invention of the telescope although star positions were known.

Understanding came with the revolutionary work of Galileo, Brahe, and Kepler which, together with Newton's contributions, finally swept away the Greek concept of an earth-centered universe and established the present model of the solar system.

The Greeks had simplified celestial mechanics according to the simple doctrine that "matter behaves according to nature."

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