See positional on Wiktionary
Download JSON data for positional meaning in All languages combined (5.8kB)
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "benign paroxysmal positional vertigo"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "positional asphyxia"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "positional good"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "positional isomer"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "positional notation"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "positional parameter"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "position",
"3": "al"
},
"expansion": "position + -al",
"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "position + -al",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "-"
},
"expansion": "positional (not comparable)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"Relating to the position of something."
],
"id": "en-positional-en-adj-nq6vk3qg",
"links": [
[
"position",
"position"
]
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Economics",
"orig": "en:Economics",
"parents": [
"Social sciences",
"Sciences",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "0 38 47 16",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English terms suffixed with -al",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1998, Samuel Bowles, Maurizio Franzini, Ugo Pagano, The Politics and Economics of Power, page 61",
"text": "Of course, this ex post problem may have a negative feedback on the ex ante desirability of having market transactions for positional goods.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2013, Anastasios S. Korkotsides, Against Utility-Based Economics: On a Life-Based Approach, page 235",
"text": "Since economics is about scarcity, its study must be based on positional conflict, as indicated by the behaviour of the nouveau riche, or of poor people, who proudly demonstrate their latest smartphones or plasma TV sets.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2014, Shenggen Fan, Ravi Kanbur, Shang-Jin Wei, The Oxford Companion to the Economics of China",
"text": "Regarding saving and consumption, nonpositional and positional consumption are distinguished.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2016, Stavros A. Drakopoulos, Comparisons in Economic Thought, page 69",
"text": "Max Weber was also aware of positional considerations when he defined social status as \"an effective claim to social esteem in terms of positive or negative privileges\" (Weber, 1922: 305).",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Having or pertaining to a value that is a function of its social desirability, as opposed to its utility."
],
"id": "en-positional-en-adj-n8n1zGI7",
"links": [
[
"economics",
"economics"
],
[
"value",
"value"
],
[
"function",
"function"
],
[
"social",
"social"
],
[
"desirability",
"desirability"
],
[
"utility",
"utility"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(economics) Having or pertaining to a value that is a function of its social desirability, as opposed to its utility."
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
],
"topics": [
"economics",
"science",
"sciences"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Chess",
"orig": "en:Chess",
"parents": [
"Board games",
"Tabletop games",
"Games",
"Recreation",
"Human activity",
"Human behaviour",
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "1 33 50 17",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "0 38 47 16",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English terms suffixed with -al",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Based on long-term strategy, on gaining and exploiting small advantages, and on analyzing the larger position, rather than calculating more immediate tactics."
],
"id": "en-positional-en-adj-Guv~zpOu",
"links": [
[
"chess",
"chess"
],
[
"long-term",
"long-term"
],
[
"strategy",
"strategy"
],
[
"advantage",
"advantage"
],
[
"immediate",
"immediate"
],
[
"tactic",
"tactic"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(chess) Based on long-term strategy, on gaining and exploiting small advantages, and on analyzing the larger position, rather than calculating more immediate tactics."
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
],
"topics": [
"board-games",
"chess",
"games"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "locational"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pozicionen",
"sense": "positional",
"word": "позиционен"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "positional",
"word": "posizionale"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "positional",
"word": "pozycyjny"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "positional",
"word": "pozițional"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "positional",
"word": "položájen"
}
],
"word": "positional"
}
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "position",
"3": "al"
},
"expansion": "position + -al",
"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "position + -al",
"forms": [
{
"form": "positionals",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "positional (plural positionals)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Linguistics",
"orig": "en:Linguistics",
"parents": [
"Language",
"Social sciences",
"Communication",
"Sciences",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "0 38 47 16",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English terms suffixed with -al",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A member of a class of verb in some languages that indicates position or posture."
],
"id": "en-positional-en-noun-7AiNexl9",
"links": [
[
"linguistics",
"linguistics"
],
[
"verb",
"verb"
],
[
"position",
"position"
],
[
"posture",
"posture"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(linguistics) A member of a class of verb in some languages that indicates position or posture."
],
"topics": [
"human-sciences",
"linguistics",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"word": "positional"
}
{
"categories": [
"English adjectives",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms suffixed with -al",
"English uncomparable adjectives"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "benign paroxysmal positional vertigo"
},
{
"word": "positional asphyxia"
},
{
"word": "positional good"
},
{
"word": "positional isomer"
},
{
"word": "positional notation"
},
{
"word": "positional parameter"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "position",
"3": "al"
},
"expansion": "position + -al",
"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "position + -al",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "-"
},
"expansion": "positional (not comparable)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"Relating to the position of something."
],
"links": [
[
"position",
"position"
]
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"en:Economics"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1998, Samuel Bowles, Maurizio Franzini, Ugo Pagano, The Politics and Economics of Power, page 61",
"text": "Of course, this ex post problem may have a negative feedback on the ex ante desirability of having market transactions for positional goods.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2013, Anastasios S. Korkotsides, Against Utility-Based Economics: On a Life-Based Approach, page 235",
"text": "Since economics is about scarcity, its study must be based on positional conflict, as indicated by the behaviour of the nouveau riche, or of poor people, who proudly demonstrate their latest smartphones or plasma TV sets.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2014, Shenggen Fan, Ravi Kanbur, Shang-Jin Wei, The Oxford Companion to the Economics of China",
"text": "Regarding saving and consumption, nonpositional and positional consumption are distinguished.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2016, Stavros A. Drakopoulos, Comparisons in Economic Thought, page 69",
"text": "Max Weber was also aware of positional considerations when he defined social status as \"an effective claim to social esteem in terms of positive or negative privileges\" (Weber, 1922: 305).",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Having or pertaining to a value that is a function of its social desirability, as opposed to its utility."
],
"links": [
[
"economics",
"economics"
],
[
"value",
"value"
],
[
"function",
"function"
],
[
"social",
"social"
],
[
"desirability",
"desirability"
],
[
"utility",
"utility"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(economics) Having or pertaining to a value that is a function of its social desirability, as opposed to its utility."
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
],
"topics": [
"economics",
"science",
"sciences"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"en:Chess"
],
"glosses": [
"Based on long-term strategy, on gaining and exploiting small advantages, and on analyzing the larger position, rather than calculating more immediate tactics."
],
"links": [
[
"chess",
"chess"
],
[
"long-term",
"long-term"
],
[
"strategy",
"strategy"
],
[
"advantage",
"advantage"
],
[
"immediate",
"immediate"
],
[
"tactic",
"tactic"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(chess) Based on long-term strategy, on gaining and exploiting small advantages, and on analyzing the larger position, rather than calculating more immediate tactics."
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
],
"topics": [
"board-games",
"chess",
"games"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "locational"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pozicionen",
"sense": "positional",
"word": "позиционен"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "positional",
"word": "posizionale"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "positional",
"word": "pozycyjny"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "positional",
"word": "pozițional"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "positional",
"word": "položájen"
}
],
"word": "positional"
}
{
"categories": [
"English adjectives",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms suffixed with -al",
"English uncomparable adjectives"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "position",
"3": "al"
},
"expansion": "position + -al",
"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "position + -al",
"forms": [
{
"form": "positionals",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "positional (plural positionals)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"en:Linguistics"
],
"glosses": [
"A member of a class of verb in some languages that indicates position or posture."
],
"links": [
[
"linguistics",
"linguistics"
],
[
"verb",
"verb"
],
[
"position",
"position"
],
[
"posture",
"posture"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(linguistics) A member of a class of verb in some languages that indicates position or posture."
],
"topics": [
"human-sciences",
"linguistics",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"word": "positional"
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.