Supination
noun
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.
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adjective 1. lying on the back, face or front upward. 2. inactive, passive, or inert, especially from indolence or indifference. 3. (of the hand) having the palm upward. noun 4. (in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”. 5. […]
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adjective 1. lying on the back, face or front upward. 2. inactive, passive, or inert, especially from indolence or indifference. 3. (of the hand) having the palm upward. noun 4. (in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”. 5. […]