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Supine
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Meaning
Adj
●
Lying on its back.
●
In Medical body positions:
turned
facing
toward the body; with the
thumb
outward
or the
big toe
upward.
●
Reluctant to
take action
due to
indifference
or
moral
weakness
;
apathetic
or
passive
towards something.
●
Inclining or
leaning
backward
;
inclined
, sloping.
Noun
●
In Grammar:
In Latin and other
languages
: a type of
verbal noun
used in the
ablative
and
accusative cases
, which
shares
the same
stem
as the
passive
participle.
●
In Grammar:
In Swedish, Faroese, Icelandic and Old Norse: a
verb form
that
combines
with an
inflection
of ha/hafa/hava to form
the present
perfect
and
pluperfect
tenses.
●
In Grammar:
(obsolete
terminology
) The 'to'-prefixed
infinitive
in English or other Germanic
languages
, so
named
because the
infinitive
was
regarded
as a
verbal noun
and the 'to'-prefixed form of it was seen as the
dative
form of the
verbal noun
; the
full
infinitive
.
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Origin
supine
English
supin
Middle English (1100-1500)
supinum
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Reclined
Passive
Peaceful
Lazy
Lethargic
Listless
Inclined
Sloping
Antonyms
Prone
Prostrate
Nonsupine
Related
Motionless
Upright
Kneeling
Pusillanimous
Spineless
Seated
Flaccid
Prostrate
Comatose
Flexion
Limp
Obsequious
Flexed
Knee
Trendelenburg
Leg
Reclined
Posterior
Craven
Acquiescent
Knees
Pelvic
Pelvis
Anteroposterior
Impotent
Legs
Abdomen
Ankle
Recalcitrant
Lumbar
Intransigent
Postures
Posture
Subservient
Febrile
Docile
Dorsiflexion
Cowed
Chest
Forearm
Postural
Lying Down
Prone Position
Hip Thrusts
Pectoralis Major
Sagittal Plane
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