1. (

• sitting ,
• posing

) (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting" ;

2. (

• sitting

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

3. (

• seance ,
• sitting ,
• session

) a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor" ;

4. (

• sitting

) a session as of a legislature or court ;

1. (

• seated ,
• sitting ,

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

2. (

• sitting

) not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target" ;