RESUPINATION

Etymology

Noun

resupination (uncountable)

(botany)

The state of lying on the back; the state of being resupinate, or reversed.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*su`pi*na"tion, n.

Definition: The state of luing on the back; the state of being resupinate, or reversed. Our Vitruvius calleth this affection in the eye a resupination of the figure. Sir H. Wotton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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