I. -nt noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin recumbent-, recumbens, present participle of recumbere
: one that is recumbent
II. adjective
Etymology: Latin recumbent-, recumbens, present participle of recumbere to lie back, lie down, recline, from re- + -cumbere to lie down (akin to Latin cubare to lie down) — more at hip
1.
a. : suggestive of repose : leaning , resting
comfortably recumbent against a fallen tree
b. : having a horizontal position : lying down
the horse who was now recumbent with one of my legs under him — Siegfried Sassoon
the pulse may be as rapid in the recumbent as in the standing posture — F.A.Faught
c. : representing a person lying down
2. biology : of or relating to structures which tend to rest upon the surface from which they extend
Synonyms: see prone
III. adjective
: having the seat positioned so that the rider's legs are extended horizontally forward and the body is reclined
a recumbent bicycle