Supination

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Supination \Su`pi*na"tion\, n. [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}.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  supination
       n : rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face
           upward [ant: {pronation}]