| coefficient of substance's elasticity expressing ratio between pressure and fractional change |
| apparatus with suspended point mass, frictionless thread, constant length and periodic motion |
attitude (ˈætɪˌtjuːd) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the way a person views something or tends to behave towards it, often in an evaluative way |
| 2. | a theatrical pose created for effect (esp in the phrase strike an attitude) |
| 3. | a position of the body indicating mood or emotion |
| 4. | informal a hostile manner: don't give me attitude, my girl |
| 5. | See also axis the orientation of an aircraft's axes in relation to some plane, esp the horizontal |
| 6. | the orientation of a spacecraft in relation to its direction of motion |
| 7. | ballet a classical position in which the body is upright and one leg raised and bent behind |
| [C17: from French, from Italian attitudine disposition, from Late Latin aptitūdō fitness, from Latin aptus | |
| atti'tudinal | |
| —adj | |
attitude at·ti·tude (āt'ĭ-t&oomacr;d', -ty&oomacr;d')
n.
The position of the body and limbs; posture.
A manner of acting.
A relatively stable and enduring predisposition to behave or react in a characteristic way.