positioningtools

noun

UK /pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ tuːlz/

US /pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ tuːlz/

Things you use to put something in the right place.

The photographer used positioning tools to keep the camera steady.

SYNONYMS

placement aids adjustment tools alignment devices locating tools

RELATED WORDS

positioning tools placement alignment adjustment

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Software features that help place items on a screen or page.

The design app includes positioning tools for moving shapes.

3. Equipment that holds a patient still during a medical scan.

The clinic bought new positioning tools for the X-ray room.

4. Devices that keep a satellite or antenna pointed correctly.

Engineers checked the positioning tools on the telescope.