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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUPINA'TION, n. [L. supino.] The act of lying or state of being laid with the face upward.
1. The act of turning the palm of the hand upwards.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward [ant: pronation]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1666 1. rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces forward or upward; also a corresponding movement of the foot and leg in which the foot rolls outward with an elevated arch 2. the position resulting from supination

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Supination Su`pi*na"tion, n. [L. supinare, supinatum, to bend or lay backward, fr. supinus supine: cf. F. supination. See Supine.] (Physiol.) (a) The act of turning the hand palm upward; also, position of the hand with the palm upward. (b) The act or state of lying with the face upward. Opposed to pronation.