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Supination

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or state of lying face upward, on one's back. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of rotating the forearm so that the palm of the hand is turned up or forward, or the resulting state of the forearm countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The act or state of combined adduction and inversion of the foot. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing up. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From supine + -ation.

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