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PRONATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pronation mean?
• PRONATION (noun)
The noun PRONATION has 1 sense:
1. rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward
Familiarity information: PRONATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("pronation" is a kind of...):
rotary motion; rotation (the act of rotating as if on an axis)
Antonym:
supination (rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward)
Derivation:
pronate (turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards)
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