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

An autopsy was performed on Emmett Phillips, and the cause of death was determined to likely be positional asphyxia. —Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025

Stability is going to upgrade some positional situations and downgrade others. —Law Murray, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025

However, for a Braves team with plenty of roster questions heading into next season, Wisely's positional versatility could prove valuable. —Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025

There is no positional adjustment in my ranking system - that #11 ranking is pretty rare for a shortstop, higher than Jeter ever got. —Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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