What does "resupination" mean?

The twisting of flowers or leaves by about 180° as they open.

How do you pronounce "resupination"?

Pronounced //ɹɪˌs(j)uːpɪˈneɪʃən//.

Common synonyms include: introversion, retroflexion, reversal, reversion, revulsion, transposition.

//ɹɪˌs(j)uːpɪˈneɪʃən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
The twisting of flowers or leaves by about 180° as they open. uncountable
2
The state of lying on the back; the state of being resupinate, or reversed. uncountable
"Our Vitruvius calleth this affection in the eye a resupination of the figure."

"Our Vitruvius calleth this affection in the eye a resupination of the figure."

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