transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈse-d ə n-ˌter-ē ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle French sedentaire, from Latin sedentarius, from sedent-, sedens, present participle of sedēre to sit — more at sit
Date: 1598
1. : not migratory : settled
sedentary birds
sedentary civilizations
2.
a. : doing or requiring much sitting
a sedentary job
b. : not physically active
a sedentary lifestyle
3. : permanently attached
sedentary barnacles