Su`per*vi"so*ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to supervision; as,
supervisory powers.
Su`per*vive" (?), v. t. [L. supervivere. See Survive.] To survive; to
outlive. [Obs.]
Su`per*vo*lute" (?), a. [L. supervolutus, p. p. of supervolvere to roll
over; super over + volvere to roll.] (Bot.) Having a plainted and
convolute arrangement in the bud, as in the morning- glory.
Su`pi*na"tion (?), n. [L. supinare, supinatum, to bend or lay backward,
fr. supinus supine: cf. F. supination. See Supine.] (Physiol.) (a) The
act of turning the hand palm upward; also, position of the hand with
the palm upward. (b) The act or state of lying with the face upward.
Opposed to pronation.
Su`pi*na"tor (?), n. [NL.] (Anat.) A muscle which produces the motion
of supination.
Su*pine" (?), a. [L. supinus, akin to sub under, super above. Cf. Sub-,
Super-.] 1. Lying on the back, or with the face upward; -- opposed to
prone.
2. Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun; sloping;
inclined.
If the vine On rising ground be placed, or hills supine.
Dryden.