positional

adjective

po·​si·​tion·​al pə-ˈzi-sh(ə-)nəl 

1

: of, relating to, or fixed by position

positional astronomy

2

: involving little movement

positional warfare

3

: dependent on position or environment or context

the front-articulated \k\ in \kē\ key and the back-articulated \k\ in \kül\ cool are positional variants

positionally adverb

Examples of positional in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With enhanced high-frequency response, the headset is tuned to reveal subtle in-game audio cues like footsteps, reloads and positional changes that other headsets might miss. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

But Burton quickly squashed any talk of a positional competition after a historic first few weeks. —Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025

All the details, effort and care for positional detail made those conversations feel silly in retrospect. —Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025

This positional change shifted Nick Loftin — who started in left field — to first base and inserted John Rave in his stead. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing positional

• benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
• benign positional vertigo
• positional notation

Rhymes for positional

• additional
• conditional
• nutritional
• traditional
• transitional
• volitional
• compositional
• definitional
• depositional
• dispositional
• intuitional
• nontraditional