WORD OF THE DAY: PRONE- BY THE EMINENT

Pronunciation

 /pɹəʊn/

Adjective

Prone (comparative proner, superlative pronest)

1:Lying face-down.

Exp: He is in a prone position.

2: Of the hand, forearm or foot: turned facing away from the body; with the thumb inward or big toe downward.

Exp: The hand is in the prone position typically when using a keyboard; and the forearm is then also in the prone position; when the foot is resting on the inner side of the sole, it is in the prone position.

3: Having a downward inclination or slope.

4: Predisposed, liable, inclined.

 Exp: Prone to procuring consequential feat.

Verb

Prone (prones, present participle proning; simple past and past participle proned)

1: To place in a prone position, to place face down.

Counter Terms

Supine 

Reclined

Related Terms 

Nuel

Prostrate

Neveling

Nonsupine

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