Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

t-pose

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: t--pose
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pose in which one stands rigidly with one's arms held out horizontally at shoulder height and parallel to the ground.

verb

To stand rigidly with one's arms held out horizontally at shoulder height and parallel to the ground.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"But most importantly: As we previously established, the T-pose is just a blueprint for constructing the physical anatomy of the character."
"In order to perform a “T-Pose,” one stands as tall as possible, extends his or her arms outright (in order to form the letter T), and usually does so in an effort to intimidate."
"After unposing the rays for all frames they obtain a visual hull that constrains the body shape in a canonical T-pose."
"In 2018, T-posing has become something kids do in real life."

Etymology

Originally a default pose for video game characters, but spread into real-life usage. Named as such because the person's body resembles the letter T.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

T-poses (plural) T pose (alternative) T-poses (present, singular) T-posing (participle, present) T-posed (participle, past) T-posed (past)

Questions

What does t-pose mean?: A pose in which one stands rigidly with one's arms held out horizontally at shoulder height and parallel to the ground.
Where does t-pose come from?: Originally a default pose for video game characters, but spread into real-life usage. Named as such because the person's body resembles the letter T.

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