supination
The act or state of lying face upward, on one's backThe act or state of lying face upward, on one's back.
» Pronation and supination are two opposite movements.
Einwärtsdrehung und Auswärtsdrehung sind zwei gegensätzliche Bewegungen.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or state of lying face upward, on one's back.
rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward
(countable, uncountable)The act of rotating the forearm so that the palm of the hand is turned up or forward, or the resulting state of the forearm
(countable, uncountable)The act or state of combined adduction and inversion of the foot.
(countable, uncountable)The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing up.
Examples
1 sentencesPronation and supination are two opposite movements.
deEinwärtsdrehung und Auswärtsdrehung sind zwei gegensätzliche Bewegungen. — bonny37
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: supinations| Singular | supination |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable