recumbent

[ ri-kuhm-buhnt ]
/ rɪˈkʌm bənt /
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adjective

lying down; reclining; leaning.
inactive; idle.
Zoology, Botany. noting a part that leans or reposes upon its surface of origin.

noun

a recumbent person, animal, plant, etc.

Origin of recumbent

1765–75; < Latin recumbent- (stem of recumbēns), present participle of recumbere to lie back, equivalent to re- re- + cumb-, akin to cubāre to lie down + -ent- -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM recumbent

re·cum·ben·cy, re·cum·bence, noun re·cum·bent·ly, adverb un·re·cum·bent, adjective un·re·cum·bent·ly, adverb

Words nearby recumbent

rectovesical pouch, rectovesical septum, rectrix, rectum, rectus, recumbent, recumbent bicycle, recuperate, recuperative, recuperative furnace, recuperator

Words related to recumbent

flat, horizontal, level, prostrate, supine, decumbent, procumbent, resupine, sprawling

Example sentences from the Web for recumbent

British Dictionary definitions for recumbent

recumbent
/ (rɪˈkʌmbənt) /

adjective

lying down; reclining
(of a part or organ) leaning or resting against another organ or the ground a recumbent stem
(of a fold in a rock formation) in which the axial plane is nearly horizontal

Derived forms of recumbent

recumbence or recumbency, noun recumbently, adverb

Word Origin for recumbent

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

Medical definitions for recumbent

recumbent
[ rĭ-kŭm′bənt ]

adj.

Lying down, especially in a position of comfort; reclining.

Other words from recumbent

re•cum′bence null n.