Main Entry:

pro·na·tion

Pronunciation:

\prō-ˈnā-shən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

pronate, from Late Latin pronatus, past participle of pronare to bend forward, from Latin pronus

Date:

1666

1 : rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces backwards or downwards 2 : rotation of the medial bones in the midtarsal region of the foot inward and downward so that in walking the foot tends to come down on its inner margin

— pro·nate \ˈprō-ˌnāt\ verb