postural


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
posture/ˈpɒstʃə(r)/
noun
  • 1 a particular position of the body.

    ■ the way in which a person holds their body.

  • 2 Zoology a particular pose adopted by a bird or other animal, signalling a specific pattern of behaviour.
  • 3 an approach or attitude towards something.
verb (often as noun posturing) behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead others.
– derivatives
postural adjective,
posturer noun.
– origin C16: from Fr., from Ital. postura, from L. positura ‘position’.
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