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