RECUMBENT


Meaning of RECUMBENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -bənt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin recumbent-, recumbens, present participle of recumbere to lie down, from re- + -cumbere to lie down; akin to Latin cubare to lie

Date: 1705

1.

a. : suggestive of repose : leaning , resting

b. : lying down

2. : representing a person lying down

a recumbent statue

Synonyms: see prone

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.