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supination |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Supination \Su`pi*na"tion\, n. [L. supinare, supinatum to bend or lay backward, fr supinus supine: cf F. supination. See {Supine}.] (Physiol.) a The act of turning the hand palm upward; also position of the hand with the palm upward. b The act or state of lying with the face upward. Opposed to {pronation}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: supination n : rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward [ant: {pronation}]
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