resupine

9.9

Lying on the back with the face up

adjective
/ˌriːsuːˈpaɪn/

Specialized

: supino

The patient was positioned resupine on the examination table before the procedure.

Examples

He lay resupine on the grass, gazing at the clouds.
The yoga instructor demonstrated a resupine posture for relaxation at the end of class.
After fainting, he lay resupine beneath the tree, staring at the sky.
The patient was resupine during the examination.
The patient was positioned resupine on the examination table before the procedure.
He lay resupine on the grass, gazing at the clouds.
After fainting, he lay resupine beneath the tree, staring at the sky.

Synonyms

supine

vsresupine

3 7.4

Lying on the back with the face up

is the same meaning but uses a different single-word term

lying supine

vsresupine

1 6.1

A person who is on their back with their face up

is the same idea but expressed as a single-word form

upturned

vsresupine

1 4.5

Something that has its bottom facing up, like a boat

describes lying with the back down and the face pointing upward

Antonyms

prone

11 3.9

Lying flat with the front of your body on the ground

Surface Forms

resupine positive

Morphology

resupine = supine (semi-transparent) = re + supine

Formed from 'supine' with prefix 're-'; the relation to 'supine' is clear but the prefix's sense is not the productive 'again', which may confuse learners.

Etymology

The word resupine comes from Latin parts re- ('back') and supinus ('on the back') and shares the same root as the English word supine. So to be resupine is to lie with your back down and your face or front upward.