pronation
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French pronation, from Latin pronatio.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
[edit]pronation (countable and uncountable, plural pronations)
- Walking on the inner edge of the foot.
- (anatomy) The action of rotating the forearm so that the palm of the hand is turned down or back.
- (fencing) The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing down
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]walking on the inner edge of the foot
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action of rotating the forearm
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fencing: position of sword hand with palm facing down
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See also
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]pronation f (plural pronations)
Further reading
[edit]- “pronation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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