pronation

English

Etymology

From French pronation, from Latin pronatio.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

pronation (countable and uncountable, plural pronations)

1. Walking on the inner edge of the foot.
2. (anatomy) The action of rotating the forearm so that the palm of the hand is turned down or back.
3. (fencing) The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing down

Derived terms

• overpronation

 

Translations

walking on the inner edge of the foot

• Finnish: pronaatio (fi)

action of rotating the forearm

• Finnish: pronaatio (fi)
• French: pronation (fr) f
• Polish: pronacja (pl) f, nachwyt (pl) m

fencing: position of sword hand with palm facing down

• Finnish: pronaatio (fi)

See also

• pronate
• prostrate
• supination

Anagrams

• aprotonin

French

Etymology

From Latin prōnō, prōnāre + -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.na.sjɔ̃/

• Audio:

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Noun

pronation f (plural pronations)

1. pronation

   Coordinate term: supination

Related terms

• pronateur

Further reading

• “pronation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.