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pronation

pronation

1 8.4
Turning the hand or lower arm so the palm faces down
  • noun
  • /prəˈneɪʃən/
  • Specialized
: pronación
  • During the yoga class, the instructor demonstrated the correct way to achieve pronation with the hands for better stability in poses.

So this has to get really strong, this pronation.

Examples

  • When the arch collapses inward, this "pronation" absorbs shock.

    Blog text (22)

  • [Richard] Lemme see a little bit more pronation on that wrist right at the end.

    King Richard (2021)

  • First, I join the bones, using wires to fuse the toe's bone to the hand's metacarpal in a position of flexion and pronation, to provide Dinh with a good pinch.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Elbows and wrists: Establishing the movement of elbows and wrists, covering elbow flexion/extension, forearm pronation/supination, and wrist flexion/extension.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The coach emphasized the importance of proper pronation during the exercise to ensure the correct hand position.

  • He felt more comfortable after learning how to perform pronation exercises to reduce strain on his wrists.

Antonyms

supination
  • Specialized
1 9.6

Turning the hand and forearm so the palm faces up or forward

How Rotated

pronation
  • Specialized
1 8.4
supination
  • Specialized
1 9.6

Surface Forms

pronation singular
pronations plural

Morphology

pronation = pronate (transparent) = pronate + ion

A regular nominalization from the verb 'pronate' using -ion; the noun denotes the action or state described by the verb.

Etymology

The word pronation comes from the Latin pronus, which means 'bent forward' or 'face down', and it is the same root as the English word prone. So, pronation for the hand is the action of turning the forearm so the palm faces downward.