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2006-08-16 01:52:15 · 6 answers · asked by habib u 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Passover
position: the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
carriage: characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"
position: a rationalized mental attitude
pose: behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"
model: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
military capability: capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture"
The positioning of the different body parts relative to one another. Good posture is achieved by vertically aligning the different "blocks of weight" of the body (head, shoulders, abdomen, and hips), allowing for the natural curve of the spine with minimal distortions.
2006-08-16 02:00:23 · answer #1 · answered by Brody 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Posture, noun,
1. A position of the body or of body parts: a sitting posture.
An attitude; a pose: assumed a posture of angry defiance.
2. A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage: stood with good posture.
3. Relative placement or arrangement: the posture of the buildings on the land.
4. A stance or disposition with regard to something: “Those bases are essential to our military posture in the Middle East” (Gerard Smith).
5. A frame of mind affecting one's thoughts or behavior; an overall attitude.
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2006-08-16 09:02:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
pos·ture (pschr) NOUN:
A position of the body or of body parts: a sitting posture.
An attitude; a pose: assumed a posture of angry defiance.
A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage: stood with good posture.
Relative placement or arrangement: the posture of the buildings on the land.
A stance or disposition with regard to something: "Those bases are essential to our military posture in the Middle East" (Gerard Smith).
A frame of mind affecting one's thoughts or behavior; an overall attitude.
VERB:
pos·tured , pos·tur·ing , pos·tures
VERB:
intr.
To assume an exaggerated or unnatural pose or mental attitude; attitudinize.
To assume a pose.
VERB:
tr.
To put into a specific posture; pose.
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ETYMOLOGY:
French, from Italian postura, from Latin positra, position, from positus, past participle of pnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots
OTHER FORMS:
postur·al (Adjective), postur·er or postur·ist (Noun)
SYNONYMS:
posture , attitude , carriage , pose 1 , stance
These nouns denote a position of the body and limbs: erect posture; an attitude of prayer; dignified carriage; a defiant pose; an athlete's alert stance.
2006-08-16 14:58:43 · answer #3 · answered by leilis4 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way a person sits and holds the body/ back spine straight while sitting or standing.
2006-08-16 09:05:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's your spine and your backbone that is all that I know but if you want to find more just google it.
~~~Jordan~~~
2006-08-16 08:57:35 · answer #5 · answered by Jordan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What the hell does this have to do with Passover?
2006-08-17 16:59:09 · answer #6 · answered by FES 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋