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positional

positional

8 5.5
About where something or someone is
  • adjective
  • /pəˈzɪʃənl/
translation icon : posicional
  • The messenger was the first to return, just as I finished calculating angles and fixing positional markers.
  • positional nystagmus
  • positional vertigo
  • positional succession

However, leadership is more than just positional authority.

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Examples

  • The reducers are designed for use in heavy-duty operations requiring high speed and positional accuracy.

    Academic text (1995)
  • However, leadership is more than just positional authority.

  • Two methods commonly used to identify community leaders were the panel nomination and the positional methods.

    Academic text (1994)
  • All organizational leaders obtain power from the menu of positional, personal, and political sources, although in different mixes.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Unlike the racial composition of the NFL population, the positional allotments varied considerably.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The teacher explained the importance of positional awareness in dance movements.

  • In chess, understanding positional play can greatly improve a player's chances of winning.

  • The architect's designs were influenced by positional factors such as sunlight and terrain.

Synonyms

locational
vspositional
1 4.9

Relating to a specific place or position

is about features determined by an object's position

Compounds

A way of writing numbers where each digit's value depends on its place

positional notation
  • Specialized
6.9

A number system where each digit's value depends on its place

How Spatial

volumetric
  • Specialized
1 7.0
spatial
76 5.5
positional
8 5.5

Surface Forms

positional positive

Morphology

positional = position (transparent) = position + al

The adjective is formed regularly from 'position' with the suffix '-al', and its meaning is directly related to position or placement.

Etymology

Positional comes from the common word position, and that comes from the root posit meaning 'to place'. So positional simply means 'about the place' or 'related to where something is', which is why we use it for things decided by location, like a positional advantage in chess or sport.