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

On the basis of Manchester City’s last two league games, Guardiola’s usual positional rules seem to have gone out of the window. —Michael Cox, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025

As the season soldiered on, a positional switch would end up being among the least complicated things that Betts had to overcome. —Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025

But the main focus is strong positional stuff, being responsible, moving my feet and playing hard. —Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Nov. 2025

Semont Maneuver The Semont maneuver is an exercise for vertigo caused by benign positional vertigo, a type of vertigo caused by inner ear issues. —Jakob Roze, Health, 2 Nov. 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