Definition of Repositioning

1. Noun. The act of placing in a new position.

Generic synonyms: Emplacement, Locating, Location, Placement, Position, Positioning
Derivative terms: Reposition

Definition of Repositioning

1. Verb. (present participle of reposition) ¹

2. Noun. The act by which something is repositioned. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Repositioning

1. reposition [v] - See also: reposition

Medical Definition of Repositioning

1. The correction of a fracture, dislocation or hernia. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Repositioning

reposefulnesses
reposer
reposers
reposes
reposest
reposeth
reposing
reposit
reposited
repositing
reposition
repositionable
repositioned
repositioner
repositioners
repositioning (current term)
repositionings
repositions
repositor
repositories
repository
reposits
repossess
repossessed
repossesses
repossessing
repossession
repossessions
repossessor
repossessors

Literary usage of Repositioning

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cruising the Mediterranean: A Guide to the Ports of Call by Larry H. Ludmer (2002)
"Few ships spend the entire year in the Mediterranean, and most have two or more "repositioning" cruises. Ships that cruise in the Caribbean during the ..."

2. Vocational Education and Training in Southern Africa: A Comparative Study by Salim Akoojee, S. McGrath, Anthony Gewer (2005)
"It is evident that vocational education and training (VET) reform will be part of any such repositioning. Indeed, since 2000 there have been a number of ..."

3. People Flow: Managing Migration in a New European Commonwealth by Theo Veenkamp, Tom Bentley, Alessandra Buonfino (2003)
"repositioning European economic and welfare systems In chapters 2 and 3 we presented systems for managing migration flow and integration which are based as ..."

4. Pressure Ulcers in Adults: Prediction & Prevention (1992)
"repositioning: Any change in body position that removes pressure from tissue ... The overall goal of repositioning is to allow tissue reperfusion prior to ..."

5. Treatment Of Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Practice Guideline by Nancy Bergstrom, Ph.D. (CON), Nancy Bergstrom, Richard M. (CON) Allman, Oscar M. Alvarez, Ph.D. (CON), M. Alisan (CON) Bennett, Carolyn E. Carlson, Ph.D. (CON) (2004)
"The overall goal of repositioning is to allow tissue reper- fusion and thus prevent ... The term "repositioning" implies a sustained relief of pressure, ..."

6. Navigation Rules, International-Inland by D A Appelbaum (1998)
"(ii) The repositioning of masthead lights on vessels of 150 meters or more in ... (f) The repositioning of sidelights resulting from the prescriptions of ..."

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