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supination noun

  • (anatomy) 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
 selinmakuu, selällään makaaminen, supinaatio
  • (fencing) The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing up.
 supinaatio

supine adjective

  /ˈs(j)uːpaɪn/ , /ˈsuˌpaɪn/ , /ˌsuˈpaɪn/
  • (rare, now, poetic) Inclining or leaning backward; inclined, sloping.
 kallellaan
  • (figuratively) Reluctant to take action due to indifference or moral weakness; apathetic or passive towards something.
 passiivinen, saamaton, veltto, vetelä
  • Lying on its back.
 selällään makaava

supine noun

  /ˈs(j)uːpaɪn/ , /ˈsuˌpaɪn/ , /ˌsuˈpaɪn/
  • (grammar, also, attributively) (obsolete terminology) The 'to'-prefixed infinitive in English or other Germanic languages, so named because the infinitive was regarded as a verbal noun and the 'to'-prefixed form of it was seen as the dative form of the verbal noun; the full infinitive.
 supiini
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