SUPINE


Meaning of SUPINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ̈ɪsju:ˈpaɪn ]

adj. & n. --adj. 1 lying face upwards (cf. PRONE). 2 having the front or ventral part upwards; (of the hand) with the palm upwards. 3 inert, indolent; morally or mentally inactive. --n. a Latin verbal noun used only in the accusative and ablative cases, esp. to denote purpose (e.g. mirabile dictu wonderful to relate). øøsupinely adv. supineness n. [L supinus, rel. to super: (n.) f. LL supinum neut. (reason unkn.)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.