supination

About 0.30 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act or state of lying face upward, on one's back.
2. noun 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
3. noun The act or state of combined adduction and inversion of the foot.
4. noun The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing up.

Similar words

adduction pronation forearm intercarpal resupination upturning inturn reclination flexion laydown

Often followed by

of and is are or with to in at

Word family

supinations