English Explanatory Dictionary

recumbent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lying down.
  2. Inactive; idle.
noun
  1. A bicycle or tricycle that places the rider in a reclined posture.
  2. A large rectangular monolith lying on its side, typically flanked by two large upright stones, the flankers; found in recumbent stone circles of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and the counties of Cork and Kerry in south-west of Ireland.

Pronunciation

en-us-recumbent.ogg

Word forms

recumbent more recumbent most recumbent recumbents

Etymology

From Latin present participle recumbēns, from recumbō (“to recline”).

Synonyms

lying down recumbent recumbent bicycle

Related words

resting spread-eagled fetal position take lying down sleep Human positions on Wikipedia.Wikipedia accumbent decumbent diamond frame prone prostrate supine

Derived words

recumbent bicycle recumbent stone circle recumbence recumbency recumbently unrecumbent
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