RESUPINATE


Meaning of RESUPINATE in English

/ri sooh"peuh nayt', -nit/ , adj.

1. bent backward.

2. Bot. inverted; appearing as if upside down.

[ 1770-80; resupinatus bent backward, turned back (ptp. of resupinare ), equiv. to re- RE- + supin- (see SUPINE) + -atus -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .