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The position of being turned outward
Answer for the clue "The position of being turned outward ", 8 letters:
eversion
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Eversion \E*ver"sion\, n. [L. eversio: cf. F. ['e]version.] The act of eversing; destruction. --Jer. Taylor. The state of being turned back or outward; as, eversion of eyelids; ectropium.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An act of turning inside out. 2 The state of being turned inside out. 3 (context medicine English) The condition of being turned outward.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Eversion (from the verb "evert") is the process of turning inside-out. Eversion may refer to: Eversion (kinesiology) , the anatomical term of motion denoting the movement of the sole of the foot away from the median plane Eversion (mathematics) , the process ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the position of being turned outward; "the eversion of the foot" the act of turning inside out [syn: inversion , everting ]
Usage examples of eversion.
Several of the gentlemen about him looked as green as I felt, but Hawtry was clearly unaffected by the multiple eversions of transit.