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recumbent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Lying down.
  2. Inactive; idle.

Forms

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more recumbent Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most recumbent Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

recumbent stone circle · recumbent bicycle

Hyponyms

prostrate · prone · reclining · supine

Relateds

Human positions on Wikipedia.Wikipedia · spread-eagled · sleep · fetal position · resting · take lying down

Synonyms

lying down · recumbent

Translations (31)

es yacente (lying down) · de ruhend (lying down) · he שׁוֹכֵב (lying down) · mi tīraha (lying down) · sv liggande (lying down) · fr couché (lying down) · cs ležící (lying down) · fi makaava (lying down) · eo kuŝa (lying down) · bg легнал (lying down) · it supino (lying down) · es recumbente (lying down) · pl leżący (lying down) · he שָׂרוּעַ (lying down) · pt reclinado (lying down) · tr yatan (lying down) · rsk лєжаци (lying down) · bg лежащ (lying down) · nl achteroverliggend (lying down) · el ξαπλωμένος (lying down) · es reclinado (lying down) · fr allongé (lying down) · cs lehací (lying down) · pt deitado (lying down) · fa دراز کشیده (lying down) · it disteso (lying down) · it sdraiato (lying down) · de liegend (lying down) · xal кевтә (lying down) · ro înclinat (lying down) · fr gisant (lying down)

recumbent en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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.

Forms

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recumbents Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

recumbence · unrecumbent · recumbently · recumbency

Relateds

accumbent · prone · prostrate · supine · diamond frame · decumbent

Synonyms

recumbent bicycle

Translations (22)

br marc'h-houarn a-blaen (special type of bicycle) · fi nojapyörä (special type of bicycle) · sv liggcykel (special type of bicycle) · da liggecykel (special type of bicycle) · hu fekvőkerékpár (special type of bicycle) · hu rekumbens (special type of bicycle) · he אופנוח (special type of bicycle) · es bicicleta reclinada (special type of bicycle) · de Liegerad (special type of bicycle) · ro bicicletă orizontală (special type of bicycle) · cs lehokolo (special type of bicycle) · ca bicicleta reclinada (special type of bicycle) · sl ležeče kolo (special type of bicycle) · tr yatay bisiklet (special type of bicycle) · id sepeda berbaring (special type of bicycle) · nl ligfiets (special type of bicycle) · eo kuŝbiciklo (special type of bicycle) · pt bicicleta reclinada (special type of bicycle) · pl rower poziomy (special type of bicycle) · no liggesykkel (special type of bicycle) · it bicicletta reclinata (special type of bicycle) · fr vélo couché (special type of bicycle)