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supination
[ soo-puh-ney-shuhn ]
noun
- rotation of the hand or forearm so that the palmar surface is facing upward ( pronation ).
- a comparable motion of the foot, consisting of adduction followed by inversion.
- the position assumed as the result of this rotation.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of supination1
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Example Sentences
The radius and ulna are parallel in the most natural position of supination.
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Sem′i-supernat′ural, half-divine and half-human; Sem′i-sū′pinated, placed between supination and pronation.
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With the forearm in supination they would appear in their real position, in front of the ulna and on the outside of the radius.
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Those defending the upper left-hand quarter are “quarte” (fourth; in supination) and “quinte” (fifth; in pronation).
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Those defending the lower right-hand quarter are “octave” (eighth; in supination) and “seconde” (second; in pronation).
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