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

Epley Maneuver The Epley maneuver can help relieve symptoms of benign positional vertigo. —Jakob Roze, Health, 2 Nov. 2025

Our team also includes four multi-positional players who aren’t necessarily household names but played significant roles in getting their teams to the World Series. —Chad Jennings, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025

That puts a premium on tactical adjustments and positional matchups. —Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025

Conventional approaches, such as visual serving and force control, often struggle to achieve reliable performance due to their inability to simultaneously address positional and force-related uncertainties. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 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