postural C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpɑst͡ʃəɹəl/ UK /ˈpɒstʃəɹəl/ See IPA manual Freq #135480 Meanings 1 adj Relating to the way you hold or position your body. Sitting badly all day can cause postural problems in your back. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms nonposturalposturallysupraposturalvisuopostural Etymology AI details From posture + -al. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # postural **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpɑst͡ʃəɹəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɒstʃəɹəl/ **Frequency rank:** 135480 ## Meanings 1. Relating to the way you hold or position your body. ## Examples - Sitting badly all day can cause postural problems in your back. ## Derived Forms - nonpostural - posturally - suprapostural - visuopostural ## Etymology From posture + -al. ## AI Etymology Postural is formed from posture + -al. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include relating to the way you hold or position your body. The wider family includes derived forms such as nonpostural, posturally, suprapostural, and visuopostural. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown