ACCUMBENT


Meaning of ACCUMBENT in English

— accumbency , n.

/euh kum"beuhnt/ , adj.

1. reclining; recumbent: accumbent posture.

2. Bot. lying against something.

[ 1650-60; accumbent- (s. of accumbens, prp. of accumbere ), equiv. to ac- AC- + cumb- (nasalized var. of cub- lie, recline; see COVEY) + -ent- -ENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .