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21recumbent — 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… …
22recumbent — /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… …
23Recumbent — Vélo couché Un exemple de vélo couché Un vélo couché, aussi appelé bent, vélo horizontal (vélorizontal) ou vélocar, est un véhicule à propulsion humaine conçu de façon que le conducteur soit en position allongée (couché sur le dos, les jambes à l …
24recumbent — adj. [L. recumbere, to lie down] Reclining …
25recumbent spines — (BRACHIOPODA) Curved spines laying at an angle of less than 45° to the surface of the shell …
26recumbent — 1. adjective a) Lying down. b) Inactive; idle. 2. noun A bicycle or tricycle that places the rider in a reclined posture …
27recumbent — Synonyms and related words: accumbent, aslant, aslope, atilt, bevel, beveled, bias, biased, canting, careening, couchant, couche, crawling, crouched, debased, decumbent, depressed, draped, flat, groveling, horizontal, inclinational, inclinatory,… …
28recumbent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lying, reclining, leaning. See obliquity, horizontal. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. reclining, prostrate, lying down; see lying 4 , supine 1 . See Synonym Study at supine . III (Roget s 3… …
29recumbent — re|cum|bent [rıˈkʌmbənt] adj formal [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of recumbere to lie down ] lying down on your back or side …
30recumbent — re|cum|bent [ rı kʌmbənt ] adjective FORMAL lying down …
