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recumbent

(rɪkʌmbənt)

adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

A recumbent figure or person is lying down.

[formal]

He looked down at the recumbent figure.

Synonyms: lying down, lying, resting, flat More Synonyms of recumbent

recumbent in British English

(rɪˈkʌmbənt)

adjective

lying down; reclining

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

a recumbent stem

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

Derived forms

recumbence (reˈcumbence) or recumbency (reˈcumbency)

noun

recumbently (reˈcumbently)

adverb

Word origin

C17: from Latin recumbere to lie back, from re- + cumbere to lie

recumbent in American English

(rɪˈkʌmbənt)

adjective

lying down; reclining; leaning

resting; idle

2. Biology

designating a part that leans or lies upon some other part or surface

SIMILAR WORDS: prone

Derived forms

recumbency (reˈcumbency)

noun

recumbently (reˈcumbently)

adverb

Word origin

L recumbens, prp. of recumbere < re-, back + -cumbere; akin to cubare, to lie down: see cube1

Synonyms of 'recumbent'

lying down, lying, resting, flat

More Synonyms of recumbent

(adjective) in the sense of lying down

Definition

lying down

He stared down at his sister's recumbent form.

Synonyms

lying down

lying

resting

flat

Two men near him threw themselves flat.

leaning

prone

Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor.

horizontal

Swing the club back until it is horizontal.

stretched out

reclining

prostrate

Percy was lying prostrate with his arms outstretched.

supine

a statue of a supine dog

flat on your back

Additional synonyms

in the sense of flat

Definition

lying stretched out at full length

Two men near him threw themselves flat.

Synonyms

horizontal,

prone,

outstretched,

reclining,

prostrate,

laid low,

supine,

recumbent,

lying full length

in the sense of horizontal

Definition

flat and level with the ground or with a line considered as a base

Swing the club back until it is horizontal.

Synonyms

level,

flat,

plane,

parallel,

supine

in the sense of prone

Definition

lying face downwards

Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor.

Synonyms

face down,

flat,

lying down,

horizontal,

prostrate,

recumbent,

procumbent

Nearby words of
recumbent

rectitude
rector
rectum
recumbent
recuperate
recur
recurrence

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recumbent

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in the sense of prostrate

Definition

lying face downwards

Percy was lying prostrate with his arms outstretched.

Synonyms

prone,

fallen,

flat,

horizontal,

abject,

bowed low,

kowtowing,

procumbent

in the sense of supine

Definition

lying on one's back

a statue of a supine dog

Synonyms

flat on your back,

flat,

horizontal,

recumbent

单词	recumbent
释义	Trends of recumbent View usage for: recumbent (rɪkʌmbənt) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A recumbent figure or person is lying down. [formal] He looked down at the recumbent figure. Synonyms: lying down, lying, resting, flat More Synonyms of recumbent recumbent in British English (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 Derived forms recumbence (reˈcumbence) or recumbency (reˈcumbency) noun recumbently (reˈcumbently) adverb Word origin C17: from Latin recumbere to lie back, from re- + cumbere to lie recumbent in American English (rɪˈkʌmbənt) adjective 1. a. lying down; reclining; leaning b. resting; idle 2. Biology designating a part that leans or lies upon some other part or surface SIMILAR WORDS: prone Derived forms recumbency (reˈcumbency) noun recumbently (reˈcumbently) adverb Word origin L recumbens, prp. of recumbere < re-, back + -cumbere; akin to cubare, to lie down: see cube1 Synonyms of 'recumbent' lying down, lying, resting, flat More Synonyms of recumbent (adjective) in the sense of lying down Definition lying down He stared down at his sister's recumbent form. Synonyms lying down lying resting flat Two men near him threw themselves flat. leaning prone Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor. horizontal Swing the club back until it is horizontal. stretched out reclining prostrate Percy was lying prostrate with his arms outstretched. supine a statue of a supine dog flat on your back Additional synonyms in the sense of flat Definition lying stretched out at full length Two men near him threw themselves flat. Synonyms horizontal, prone, outstretched, reclining, prostrate, laid low, supine, recumbent, lying full length in the sense of horizontal Definition flat and level with the ground or with a line considered as a base Swing the club back until it is horizontal. Synonyms level, flat, plane, parallel, supine in the sense of prone Definition lying face downwards Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor. Synonyms face down, flat, lying down, horizontal, prostrate, recumbent, procumbent Nearby words of recumbent rectitude rector rectum recumbent recuperate recur recurrence Synonyms of 'recumbent' recumbent Explore 'recumbent' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of prostrate Definition lying face downwards Percy was lying prostrate with his arms outstretched. Synonyms prone, fallen, flat, horizontal, abject, bowed low, kowtowing, procumbent in the sense of supine Definition lying on one's back a statue of a supine dog Synonyms flat on your back, flat, horizontal, recumbent
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