SUPINATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does supinator mean? 

• SUPINATOR (noun)
  The noun SUPINATOR has 1 sense:

1. a muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination

  Familiarity information: SUPINATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUPINATOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("supinator" is a kind of...):

muscle; musculus (one of the contractile organs of the body)

Derivation:

supinate (turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg))