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SUPINATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does supination mean? 

SUPINATION (noun)
  The noun SUPINATION has 1 sense:

1. rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upwardplay

  Familiarity information: SUPINATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SUPINATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("supination" is a kind of...):

rotary motion; rotation (the act of rotating as if on an axis)

Antonym:

pronation (rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward)

Derivation:

supinate (turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg))


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