positura

pŏsĭtūra, ae, f. [pono].

• Lit., position, posture, situation (poet. and in post-class. prose): corporum, Lucr. 1, 685: ligni, Gell. 5, 3, 4: sideris, id. 2, 21.—With a subject. gen.: dei, i. e. the formation of the world, Prop. 4 (5), 3, 36.—
• II Trop.
• • A Position, order, etc.: verborum, Gell. 1, 7, 19.—
  • B In gram., pointing, interpunction, Don. p. 1742 P. al.

positūra, ae, f. (pono), I) die Stellung, Lage, corporum, Lucr.: stellarum, Stand der G., Konstellation, Gell.: mit Genet. subi., p. (mundorum) dei, die von Gott gegebene Lage der Welt, Prop. – II) bildl., als gramm. t. t., A) die Stellung, verborum, Gell. 1, 7, 19. – B) die Interpunktion, Diom. 437, 10 (Plur.).

positura [CL=position, arrangement] 1 (in prosody) lowering (of the voice), downward beat, thesis. thesis, ~a GlC Interp. Nom. 314. 2 sign that indicates layout or arrangement, (of or in text) punctuation mark. ~ae þa sind on oþre wison gehatene distinctiones, þæt sind todal hu man todæld þa fers on rædinge Ælf. Gram. 291; sensus quoque distinguit ~is, i. figuris indicantibus ubi colon, ubi coma, ubi periodus ‥ facienda est [v. l. sit] J. Sal. Met. 850C. 3 (arch.) buttress. 1447 per spacium inter duas ~as sive butteracias in longitudine Lit. Cant. III 194; c1460 per spacium inter duas ~as sive butteracias ‥ ac exteriorem partem ~arum sive butteraciarum (DCCant.) HMC Rep. I app. 14b.

pŏsĭtūra, (12) æ, f. (pono), position, disposition, arrangement : Lucr. 1, 685 ; Gell. 5, 3, 4 || verborum Gell. 1, 7, 19, disposition des mots || signes de ponctuation, ponctuation : Diom. 437, 10.

positura , ae. f.
地勢。態。— stellarum 星態。

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