Defn: Somewhat prone; inclined; as, pronate trees. Kane.
PRONATION Pro*na"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pronation.] (Physiol.) (a) The act of turning the palm or palmar surface of the forefoot downward. (b) That motion of the forearm whereby the palm or palmar, surface is turned downward. (c) The position of the limb resulting from the act of pronation. Opposed to supination.
PRONATOR
Pro*na"tor, n. Etym: [NL.] (Anat.)
Defn: A muscle which produces pronation.
PRONE Prone, a. Etym: [L. pronus, akin to Gr. pravana sloping, inclined, and also to L. pro forward, for. See Pro-.]
1. Bending forward; inclined; not erect. Towards him they bend With awful reverence prone. Milton.
2. Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; — opposed to
supine.
Which, as the wind, Blew where it listed, laying all things prone.
Byron.
3. Headlong; running downward or headlong. "Down thither prone in flight." Milton.
4. Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined;
not level.
Since the floods demand, For their descent, a prone and sinking land.
Blackmore.
5. Inclined; propense; disposed; — applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to. "Prone to mischief." Shak. Poets are nearly all prone to melancholy. Landor.