(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; the seated Madonna; the audience remained seated

[ Syn: seated ]

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); he wanted his portrait painted but couldnt spare time for the sitting

[ Syn: posing ]

the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; he read the mystery at one sitting'

a meeting of spiritualists; the seance was held in the mediums parlor

[ Syn: seance , session ]

a session as of a legislature or court

not moving and therefore easy to attack; a sitting target'