Positioning -

Japanese: 定位 - ていい
Positioning -
〘noun〙① The act of determining the position of a thing. Also, that determined position. A fixed position. ※Tokyo Annual Events (1911)〈Wakatsuki Shiran〉April Calendar "The priest leads 14 priests and 8 musicians in a fixed position (tei) on the stone steps in front of the palace and recites words of purification." [Book of Changes - Hexagram]② A fixed position or role. ※Western Affairs (1866-70)〈Fukuzawa Yukichi〉First "Other ministers attend the royal court without a fixed position."③ In mathematics, a unit. Also, the number 1 as a unit. ※Philosophy Vocabulary (1881) "Unit 定位"④ The active positioning of an organism so that its body is in a specific direction within the environment or space. →Taxis. ⑤ During childbirth , the relationship between the sagittal suture of the fetus' head and the pelvic axis. There are three types: positive axis localization, front top localization , and rear top localization. ⑥ In stereo recording, this refers to where the sound image is located between the left and right speakers. Also, the position.

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Japanese:
〘名〙① ある事物の位置を定めること。また、その定められた位置。一定の位置。※東京年中行事(1911)〈若月紫蘭〉四月暦「祭官が十四名の神官と八名の伶人を率ゐて、殿前石階上の定位(テイヰ)に列して祓の詞を奏する」 〔易経‐説卦〕② 定まった地位、役割。※西洋事情(1866‐70)〈福沢諭吉〉初「此外の大臣は王室に定位なくして参議するものなり」③ 数学で、単位のこと。また単位としての数、1のこと。※哲学字彙(1881)「Unit 定位」④ 生物がその体を環境や空間内の特定の方向におくように、能動的に姿勢を決めること。→走性。⑤ 分娩(ぶんべん)の際、胎児の頭の矢状縫合(しじょうほうごう)と、骨盤軸との関係。正軸定位・前顱頂(ぜんろちょう)定位・後顱頂定位の三種がある。⑥ ステレオ録音で、左右のスピーカー間のどこに音像を位置させるか、ということ。また、その位置。

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