recumbent

American  

[ri-kuhm-buhnt] / rɪˈkʌm bənt /

adjective

1. lying down; reclining; leaning.

   Synonyms:

   inclined , prostrate , supine , prone

2. inactive; idle.

3. Zoology, Botany.  noting a part that leans or reposes upon its surface of origin.

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noun

1. a recumbent person, animal, plant, etc.

recumbent British  

/ rɪˈkʌmbənt /

adjective

1. lying down; reclining

2. (of a part or organ) leaning or resting against another organ or the ground

   a recumbent stem

3. (of a fold in a rock formation) in which the axial plane is nearly horizontal

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Other Word Forms

• recumbence noun
• recumbency noun
• recumbently adverb
• unrecumbent adjective
• unrecumbently adverb

Etymology

Origin of recumbent

1765–75; < Latin recumbent- (stem of recumbēns ), present participle of recumbere to lie back, equivalent to re- re- + cumb-, akin to cubāre to lie down + -ent- -ent

Example Sentences

After class, he hangs around in the small gym adjacent to the activity room and rides the recumbent bike.

From MarketWatch

She remains recumbent for an entire number, singing to a skeleton, before the bones around her reveal themselves as dancers in masks, convulsing to the humongous bassline synths of “Disease.”

From Salon

By contrast, the American Magic team have chosen to put the cyclors in the recumbent position, lying almost flat on their backs.

From BBC

But, don’t worry, the company also rents recumbent trikes, pedal boats and kayaks.

From Los Angeles Times

One moving work is a wall-size, single-channel video projection of a recumbent Black torso, seen from behind, the head obscured beneath a stony pile of gray rubble.

From Los Angeles Times