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resupination

/ɹɪˌs(j)uːpɪˈneɪʃən/

resupination noun: the twisting of flowers or leaves by about 180° as they open.

Noun

resupination (uncountable)

  1. The twisting of flowers or leaves by about 180° as they open.
  2. The state of lying on the back; the state of being resupinate, or reversed.
    • Our Vitruvius calleth this affection in the eye a resupination of the figure.1624, Henry Wotton, The Elements of Architecture, […], London: […] Iohn Bill, →OCLC

resupination meaning in Kannada

resupination in Kannada

ಮರುಮೊಗಚಿಕೆ, ಬೋರಲಿಕೆ, ಬುಡಮೇಲುತನ

Questions about resupination

What does resupination mean?
Resupination means the twisting of flowers or leaves by about 180° as they open.
What is resupination in Kannada?
Resupination in Kannada is ಮರುಮೊಗಚಿಕೆ, ಬೋರಲಿಕೆ, ಬುಡಮೇಲುತನ. See Resupination meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is resupination?
Resupination is a noun.
How do you pronounce resupination?
Resupination is pronounced /ɹɪˌs(j)uːpɪˈneɪʃən/.

Words near resupination in the dictionary

  1. resupinate
  2. resupinated
  3. resupinately
  4. resupinates
  5. resupinating
  6. resupination
  7. resupine
  8. resupplementation
  9. resupplementations
  10. resupplemented
  11. resupplied

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