Category:Supination

Su`pi*na"tion, n. Etym: [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 ant: Pronation.