supination
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editsupination (countable and uncountable, plural supinations)
- The act or state of lying face upward, on one's back.
- (anatomy) The act of rotating the forearm so that the palm of the hand is turned up or forward, or the resulting state of the forearm
- (anatomy) The act or state of combined adduction and inversion of the foot.
- (fencing) The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing up.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editact or state of lying face upward
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anatomy: act of rotating the forearm so that the palm is turned up or forward
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anatomy: act or state of combined adduction and inversion of the foot
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fencing: position of the sword hand with palm is facing up
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See also
editFrench
editPronunciation
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Noun
editsupination f (plural supinations)
Further reading
edit- “supination”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.