position | the act of positing, an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom |
rotation rotary motion | the act of rotating as if on an axis, the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music |
position post berth office spot billet place situation | a job in an organization, he occupied a post in the treasury |
stead position place lieu | the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another, can you go in my stead?, took his place, in lieu of |
position | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player, what position does he play? |
placement location locating position positioning emplacement | the act of putting something in a certain place |
electro-acoustic transducer | a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa |
radial engine rotary engine | an internalombustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase |
rotary actuator positioner | (computer science) the actuator that moves a read write head to the proper data track |
rotary engine | an internalombustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components |
rotary press | a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder |
rotor blade rotary wing | the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air |
synchronous converter rotary rotary converter | electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa |
traffic circle circle rotary roundabout | a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island, the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary |
transducer | an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another |
Wankel engine Wankel rotary engine epitrochoidal engine | a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internalombustion engine without reciprocating parts |
position spatial relation | the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated, the position of the hands on the clock, he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage |
position posture attitude | the arrangement of the body and its limbs, he assumed an attitude of surrender |
ballet position | classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet |
lithotomy position | a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart, assumed for vaginal or rectal examination |
lotus position | a sitting position with the legs crossed, used in yoga |
missionary position | a position for sexual intercourse, a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top, soalled because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples |
superiority favorable position favourable position | the quality of being at a competitive advantage |
inferiority unfavorable position | the quality of being a competitive disadvantage |
pivot joint rotary joint rotatory joint articulatio trochoidea | a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation, the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint |
position stance posture | a rationalized mental attitude |
position view perspective | a way of regarding situations or topics etc., consider what follows from the positivist view |
place position | an item on a list or in a sequence, in the second place, moved from third to fifth position |
cleanup cleanup position cleanup spot | (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team) |
aide-memoire position paper | a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications) |
side position | an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute, there are two sides to every question |
position paper | a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy |
Rotary Club Rotary International | a group of businessmen in a town organized as a service club and to promote world peace |
pole position | the most favorable position at the start of a race |
position place | the particular portion of space occupied by something, he put the lamp back in its place |
position | the appropriate or customary location, the cars were in position |
military position position | a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons |
position effect | (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome |
angular position | relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established |
situation position | a condition or position in which you find yourself, the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils, found herself in a very fortunate situation |
status position | the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society, he had the status of a minor, the novel attained the status of a classic, atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life |
put set place pose position lay a | put into a certain place or abstract location, Put your things here, Set the tray down, Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children, Place emphasis on a certain point |
position | cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation |
circular rotary orbitual | describing a circle, moving in a circle, the circular motion of the wheel |
rotary | relating to or characterized by rotation, rotary dial |