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Recumbent — may refer to:* Recumbent bicycle, a bicycle which places the rider in a seated or supine position * Recumbent stone circles, a variation on the more familiar standard stone circles found throughout the UK … Wikipedia
Recumbent — Re*cum bent ( bet), a. [L. recumbens, entis, p. pr. of recumbere. See {Recumb}, {Incumbent}.] Leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle. {Re*cum bent*ly}, adv.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recumbent — index inactive, passive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
recumbent — 1640s (implied in recumbency), from L. recumbentem (nom. recumbens), prp. of recumbere to recline, from re back (see RE (Cf. re )) + cumbere to lie down, related to cubare be lying (see CUBICLE (Cf … Etymology dictionary
recumbent — *prone, supine, prostrate, couchant, dormant Antonyms: upright, erect … New Dictionary of Synonyms
recumbent — [adj] lying down decumbent, flat, horizontal, level, procumbent, prostrate, reclining, resupine, sprawling, supine; concept 583 … New thesaurus
recumbent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lying down. 2) (of a plant) growing close to the ground. DERIVATIVES recumbency noun. ORIGIN from Latin recumbere recline … English terms dictionary
recumbent — [ri kum′bənt] adj. [L recumbens, prp. of recumbere < re , back + cumbere; akin to cubare, to lie down: see CUBE1] 1. a) lying down; reclining; leaning b) resting; idle 2. Biol. designating a part that leans or lies upon some other part or… … English World dictionary
recumbent — adjective Etymology: Latin recumbent , recumbens, present participle of recumbere to lie down, from re + cumbere to lie down; akin to Latin cubare to lie Date: 1705 1. a. suggestive of repose ; leaning, resting b. lying down 2. representing a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
recumbent — recumbency, recumbence, n. recumbently, adv. /ri kum beuhnt/, adj. 1. lying down; reclining; leaning. 2. inactive; idle. 3. Zool., Bot. noting a part that leans or reposes upon its surface of origin. n. 4. a recumbent person, animal, plant, etc.… … Universalium
recumbent — [[t]rɪkʌ̱mbənt[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A recumbent figure or person is lying down. [FORMAL] He looked down at the recumbent figure … English dictionary
