SUPINATIONS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word supinations. (close relations)
Definition of SUPINATIONS
supinate
Best Alternative Words for SUPINATIONS
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| inversion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer • abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth) • a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa • (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed • the reversal of the normal order of words • (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa • a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex • turning upside down; setting on end • the act of turning inside out | ||||||||
| pronation | nounn | |||||||
noun • rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward | ||||||||
| rotation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of rotating as if on an axis • (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin • a single complete turn (axial or orbital) • a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.) | ||||||||
| turning | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course • act of changing in practice or custom • a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe • a movement in a new direction • the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe • the activity of shaping something on a lathe | ||||||||
| twisting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean • the act of rotating rapidly adjective satellite • marked by repeated turns and bends | ||||||||
