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Webster 1913 Edition


Supination

Suˊpi-na′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
supinare
,
supinatum
, to bend or lay backward, fr.
supinus
supine: cf. F.
supination
. See
Supine
.]
(Physiol.)
(a)
The act of turning the hand palm upward; also, position of the hand with the palm upward.
(b)
The act or state of lying with the face upward. Opposed to
pronation
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Supination

SUPINA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. supino.] The act of lying or state of being laid with the face upward.
1.
The act of turning the palm of the hand upwards.