A lying person is in a supine position.
From the Latin supīnus , supine is an adjective that refers to what belongs to or relates to supination (the position of a person who is lying on their back or of a hand that shows the palm facing up).
For example: "The doctor asked me to place myself in a supine position to proceed with the analysis" , "We found the body supine and surrounded by bottles" , "When I get dizzy, I proceed to place myself in a supine position until I recover" .
The position of people or animals when they lie horizontally and the body rests on their back is known as supine . On the other hand, lateral decubitus implies that the body is lying on its side and prone decubitus is the position with the body lying on the belly and chest.
a supine posture
Supine, on the other hand, is used as an adjective that refers to an action or a state of mind that is foolish and lacking in reason : “Your words reveal a supreme ignorance on the subject,” “Saying something similar is supremely idiotic.” that does not even admit a debate or a reflection” , “Supine and arrogant behavior will only lead you to failure” .
In this case, we have to say that there is what is called supine ignorance . It is a term used to refer to the lack of knowledge that a person has about a subject and which is due to the fact that they have not learned or are completely unaware of what they should really know.
Supine ignorance is a concept that is used, among others, in the field of law and is taken into account as a fault or maximum negative quality that a person possesses. In this way, based on that, an individual who is being tried for a specific case may see his situation harmed when a sentence is handed down.
In addition, we would also have to emphasize that supina is a word that is also used within the scope of grammar. In its case, it is used in some languages, specifically from the Indo-European area, to name one of the nominal forms that one of its verbs can have.
Whoever is lying on his back is in a supine position.
Plant names
The notion of supina also appears in the common name of various species of plants and vegetables . Supine valerian belongs to the family Valerianaceae and is found at altitudes of over 1,500 meters in the Eastern Alps . The potentilla supina , for its part, is a perennial herbaceous plant that is part of the Rosaceae family.
In the same way, there are two other plants that also have the term in question in their name:
• Supine verbena . This small species is native to the southeast of the European continent, which has the peculiarity that it grows in areas near rivers. Its stem can be up to fifty centimeters long, while its leaves do not exceed 40 millimeters.
• Linaria supina . This is a perennial herb that can be found both in the Iberian Peninsula and in countries such as England.