- recumbent re·cum·bent adj
- [rɪ'kʌmbənt]
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recumbent re·cum·bent adj
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re·cum·bent — /rıˈkʌmbənt/ adj formal : lying down The Egyptian sphinx has the body of a recumbent lion. a recumbent position … Useful english dictionary
recumbent — 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 … Medical dictionary
recumbent — 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… … From formal English to slang
recumbent — 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
decumbent — de•cum•bent [[t]dɪˈkʌm bənt[/t]] adj. 1) bot lying on the ground with the extremity tending to rise: decumbent stems[/ex] 2) recumbent • Etymology: 1635–45; < L dēcumbent , s. of dēcumbēns, prp. of dēcumbere=dē de + cumbere; see recumbent… … From formal English to slang
