pronation
(noun) rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
• aprotonin
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*na"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pronation.] (Physiol.) (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
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
