adj.
Pronunciation: p ə - ' zi-sh( ə -)n ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1571
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 \ k ē \ key and the back-articulated \ k \ in \ kül \ cool are positional variants>
– po · si · tion · al · ly adverb