SUPINATION


Meaning of SUPINATION in English

/sooh'peuh nay"sheuhn/ , n.

1. rotation of the hand or forearm so that the palmar surface is facing upward (opposed to pronation ).

2. a comparable motion of the foot, consisting of adduction followed by inversion.

3. the position assumed as the result of this rotation.

[ 1660-70; SUPINATE + -ION ]

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