supination

Meaning

Noun

  • The act or state of lying face upward, on one's back.
  • 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
  • The act or state of combined adduction and inversion of the foot.
  • The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing up.

Origin

Modern English dictionary

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