PRONATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("pronation" is a kind of...):

rotary motion; rotation (the act of rotating as if on an axis)

Antonym:

supination (rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward)

Derivation:

pronate (turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards)

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