Recumbent
ahd-5
adjective.
Lying down, especially in a position of comfort or rest; reclining.
adjective.
Resting; idle.
adjective.
Resting on the surface from which it arises. Used of an organ or other structure.
noun.
A recumbent bicycle.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Leaning; reclining.
Reposing; inactive; idle; listless.
In
zoology
and
botany
, noting a part that leans or reposes upon any thing.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Leaning; reclining; lying. Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Lying
down
.
adjective.
Inactive
;
idle
.
noun.
A
bicycle
or
tricycle
that places the rider in a
reclined
posture
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective.
lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
Word Usage
"Three major characters are shown in recumbent positions."
cross-reference
accumbent
diamond frame
prone
prostrate
recumbent hairs
Equivalent
unerect
Form
recumbence
recumbency
recumbently
unrecumbent
unrecumbently
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
alaspinian
all-terrain
aukward
couchant
crosslegged
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
accumbent
aslant
aslope
atilt
bevel