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71Supination — Rotation of the arm or leg outward. In the case of the arm, the palm of the hand will face forward. * * * The condition of being supine; the act of assuming or of being placed in a supine position. s. of the foot inversion and abduction of the… …
72winding — wind·ing || waɪndɪŋ n. act of turning or coiling; curve, twisting of a path; path of conduction in an electrical device adj. twisting, turning; looping, spiral winding (wind) wind·ing || waɪndɪŋ v. spin; twist; bend; wrap around; be… …
73eversion — A turning outward, as of the eyelid or foot. [L. e everto, pp. versus, to overturn] * * * ever·sion i vər zhən, shən n 1) the act of turning inside out: the state of being turned inside out <eversion of the eyelid> <eversion of the… …
74List of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England, 1642 to 1660 — This is a list of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England from 1642 to 1660, during the English Civil War and the Interregnum.As King Charles I of England would not assent to Bills from a Parliament at war with him, decrees of Parliament …
75torsion — noun a) The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned… …
76spin — spin1 S3 [spın] v past tense and past participle spun [spʌn] present participle spinning ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(turn around)¦ 2 somebody s head is spinning 3¦(situation/information)¦ 4 spin a tale/story/yarn 5¦(wool/cotton)¦ 6¦(drive)¦ 7 spin your wheels …
77Draft-card burning — Young men burn their draft cards in New York City on April 15, 1967, at Sheep Meadow, Central Park Draft card burning was a symbol of protest performed by thousands of young American men as part of the opposition to the involvement of the United… …
78Obversion — Ob*ver sion ([o^]b*v[ e]r sh[u^]n), n. [L. obversio a turning towards.] 1. The act of turning toward or downward. [1913 Webster] 2. (Logic) The act of immediate inference, by which we deny the opposite of anything which has been affirmed; as, all …
79reversion — reversionally, adv. /ri verr zheuhn, sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of turning something the reverse way. 2. the state of being so turned; reversal. 3. the act of reverting; return to a former practice, belief, condition, etc. 4. Biol. a. reappearance of …
80tergiversation — noun /tɜːʤɪvəˈseɪʃən/ a) The act of turning ones back; abandoning something or someone; betrayal. , 1985: They make their outward impudence their mask, as foxes, the better we may not see where they truly tend, nor their true black tergiversation …
