Recumbent
11recumbent — [[t]rɪkʌ̱mbənt[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A recumbent figure or person is lying down. [FORMAL] He looked down at the recumbent figure …
12recumbent — Leaning; reclining; lying down. [L. recumbo, to lie back, recline, fr. re , back, + cubo, to lie] * * * re·cum·bent bənt adj lying down <a patient recumbent on a stretcher> * * * re·cum·bent (re kumґbənt) lying down …
13recumbent — adj. Recumbent is used with these nouns: ↑bike …
14recumbent — [rɪ kʌmb(ə)nt] adjective 1》 lying down. 2》 (of a plant) growing close to the ground. noun a bicycle ridden in a reclining position. Derivatives recumbency noun recumbently adverb Origin C17: from L. recumbent , recumbere recline , from re back +… …
15recumbent — adjective formal lying down on your back or side: a full length portrait of the recumbent warrior …
16recumbent — re•cum•bent [[t]rɪˈkʌm bənt[/t]] adj. 1) lying down; reclining; leaning 2) inactive; idle 3) bot zool. Zool., Bot. noting a part that leans or reposes upon its surface of origin • Etymology: 1765–75; < L recumbent (s. of recumbēns), prp. of… …
17recumbent — /rəˈkʌmbənt / (say ruh kumbuhnt) adjective 1. lying down; reclining; leaning. 2. inactive; idle. 3. Zoology, Botany denoting a part that leans or reposes upon anything. –noun 4. a recumbent person, animal, plant, etc. {Latin recumbens, present… …
18recumbent fold — noun (geology) An overturned fold with a more or less horizontal axial plane • • • Main Entry: ↑recumbent …
19Recumbent bicycle — A recumbent bicycle is a bicycle which places the rider in a supine or semi supine position (rarely, in a prone position). Recumbents hold the world speed record for a bicycle and were banned from international racing in 1934 cite web url =… …
20Recumbent stone circles — Scotland ] Recumbent stone circles are a variation on the more familiar standard stone circles found throughout the British Isles and Brittany. The recumbent circle is a form peculiar to the north east of Scotland. Recumbent stone circles date… …
