1Ballet A posture in which the turned-out feet are placed one in front of the other, so that the heel of the front foot fits into the hollow of the instep of the back foot.
〔芭蕾〕（身体的）三位
1.1A position of the arms in which one is held curved in front of the body and the other curved to the side, both at waist level.
（手或手臂的）三位
2Music A position of the left hand on the fingerboard of a stringed instrument nearer to the bridge than the second position, enabling a higher set of notes to be played.
〔乐〕第三把位
Example sentencesExamples
These five duos are in a contemporary/ragtime style, with viola to third position and cello in bass clef.
So they shoved the beginners, the ones who had trouble with first position, let alone third position, onto the viola, where they were never heard again.
The work does not go beyond third position, and there are no complex rhythms or bowing patterns.
Definition of third position in US English:
third position
noun
1Ballet A posture in which the turned-out feet are placed one in front of the other, so that the heel of the front foot fits into the hollow of the instep of the back foot.
〔芭蕾〕（身体的）三位
1.1A position of the arms in which one is held curved in front of the body and the other curved to the side, both at waist level.
（手或手臂的）三位
2Music A position of the left hand on the fingerboard of a stringed instrument nearer to the bridge than the second position, enabling a higher set of notes to be played.
〔乐〕第三把位
Example sentencesExamples
These five duos are in a contemporary/ragtime style, with viola to third position and cello in bass clef.
So they shoved the beginners, the ones who had trouble with first position, let alone third position, onto the viola, where they were never heard again.
The work does not go beyond third position, and there are no complex rhythms or bowing patterns.