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SUPINATION
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I. (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))