recumbent
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7.9
- adjective
- /rɪˈkʌmbənt/
:
reclinado
- In the warm sun, the cat lay recumbent on the porch, taking a peaceful nap.
Examples
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The yoga instructor encouraged her students to relax in a recumbent pose to enhance their breathing.
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We've heard a lot from recumbent riders about wanting more content specifically for their rides.
Blog text (24) -
I used a recumbent exercise bike, which took the pressure off my feet and back.
Blog text (3) -
I know somebody rides a recumbent bike or something.
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Obtain a measurement only when the patient has been recumbent for a few minutes with both arms relaxed by his or her side.
Academic text (2016) -
He was collapsed in his chair, nearly recumbent, with his baseball cap drawn over his eyes.
Fiction book (1997) -
Maintaining privacy and dignity, the patient should be in a recumbent position that allows access to their chest, legs, and arms so the electrodes can be placed accurately.
Academic text (2014) -
Because of poor health (she passed a large part of her early twenties in "a semi-recumbent position"), the family doctor proposed a long journey by sea.
Fiction book (2000) -
George Mitrakis presented himself in a sleek In Sport running suit, black nylon with purple stripes, and straddled a recumbent bike.
Fiction book (2000) -
After a long day, he enjoyed lying in a recumbent position on the couch with a good book.
Synonyms
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7.4
Lying on the back with the face up
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6.1
A person who is on their back with their face up
Lying down and resting on a surface like a bed or the ground
To lie down and rest, often with the tip turning upward
Antonyms
How Reclined
Surface Forms
Morphology
recumbent = re + cumb + ent
Although analyzable as re- + cumb + -ent, 'cumb' is a Latin combining form not a standalone English word, so learners cannot reliably infer 'lying down' from the parts.
Etymology
Recumbent comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and cumbere 'to lie', so it literally means 'lying back'. You can see the same root in succumb ('give in' or 'lie under'), which helps remember that recumbent describes someone lying down or leaning back to rest.