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recumbent

[ ri-kuhm-buhnt ]

adjective

  1. lying down; reclining; leaning.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. inactive; idle.
  3. Zoology, Botany. noting a part that leans or reposes upon its surface of origin.


noun

  1. a recumbent person, animal, plant, etc.

recumbent

/ ɪˈʌəԳ /

adjective

  1. lying down; reclining
  2. (of a part or organ) leaning or resting against another organ or the ground

    a recumbent stem

  3. (of a fold in a rock formation) in which the axial plane is nearly horizontal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܳԳٱ, adverb
  • ˈܳԳ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܳb· ·ܳbԳ noun
  • ·ܳbԳ· adverb
  • ܲr·ܳbԳ adjective
  • un·ܳbԳ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recumbent1

1765–75; < Latin recumbent- (stem of 𳦳ܳŧԲ ), present participle of recumbere to lie back, equivalent to re- re- + cumb-, akin to ܲ to lie down + -ent- -ent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recumbent1

C17: from Latin recumbere to lie back, from re- + cumbere to lie
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Example Sentences

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She remains recumbent for an entire number, singing to a skeleton, before the bones around her reveal themselves as dancers in masks, convulsing to the humongous bassline synths of “Disease.”

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By contrast, the American Magic team have chosen to put the cyclors in the recumbent position, lying almost flat on their backs.

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But, don’t worry, the company also rents recumbent trikes, pedal boats and kayaks.

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One moving work is a wall-size, single-channel video projection of a recumbent Black torso, seen from behind, the head obscured beneath a stony pile of gray rubble.

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Overjoyed at hearing civilized speech again, Abel ran over to the recumbent frog and looked down at him, beaming with candid delight.

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