pronation
pronation is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(a) The act of turning the palm or palmar surface of the forefoot downward. (b) That motion of the forearm whereby the palm or palmar, surface is turned downward. (c) The position of the limb resulting from the act of pronation. Opposed to supination.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- about
- anastrophe
- and
- before
- bottom
- capsize
- cart
- contraposition
- contrariety
- contrary
- down
- eversion
- head
- heavy
- horse
- hypallage
- hyperbaton
- inside
- introversion
- introvert
- inverse
- inversely
- inversion
- invert
- inverted
- keel
- metastasis
- metathesis
- opposite
- out
- over
- overturn
- palindrome
- parenthesis
- pirouette
- put
- retroversion
- retrovert
- reversal
- reverse
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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