recumbent

re·cum·bent  (r-kmbnt)

adj.

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

2. Resting; idle.

3. Biology Resting on the surface from which it arises. Used of an organ or other structure.

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[Latin recumbns, recumbent-, present participle of recumbere, to lie down : re-, re- + cumbere, to lie.]

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re·cumbence, re·cumben·cy n.

re·cumbent·ly adv.

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recumbent [rɪˈkʌmbənt]

adj

1. lying down; reclining

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of a part or organ) leaning or resting against another organ or the ground a recumbent stem

3. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) (of a fold in a rock formation) in which the axial plane is nearly horizontal

[from Latin recumbere to lie back, from re- + cumbere to lie]

recumbence , recumbency n

recumbently  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

recumbent - lying down; in a position of comfort or rest accumbent, decumbent unerect - not upright in position or posture

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recumbent

adjective lying down, lying, resting, flat, leaning, prone, horizontal, stretched out, reclining, prostrate, supine, flat on your back He stared down at his sister's recumbent form.

Translations

recumbent [rɪˈkʌmbənt] ADJ [figure, statue] → yacente; [person] → recostado, acostado

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recumbent [rɪˈkʌmbənt]

adj → étendu(e), allongé(e)

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recumbent

adj (form) → ruhend attr, → liegend attr; recumbent figure (Art) → liegende Figur, Liegende(r) mf; recumbent bicycle → Liegefahrrad nt; to be recumbent → liegen

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recumbent [rɪˈkʌmbənt] adj (frm) → giacente

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recumbent [rɪˈkʌmbənt] adj (frm) → giacente

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recumbent

adj recumbent [rəˈkambənt]

lying down. lêend مُسْتَلْقٍ، مُضْطَجِع легнал ležící liggende liegend ξαπλωμένος acostado, reclinado, tumbado, recostado, yacente lamav خوابیده؛ خم makaava couché שָׁכוּב लेटा हुआ koji leži (počiva), naslonjen fekvő berbaring liggjandi út af reclinato 横になった 누워 있는 gulintis, gulsčias guļošs; guļus baring liggend liggende, tilbakelent leżący reclinado culcat лежачий ležiaci ležeč koji leži tillbakalutad, liggande ซึ่งนอนลง boylu boyunca uzanmış 躺著的 лежачий لیٹا ہوا nằm nghiêng 斜躺着的