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- [ri-kuhm-buh nt]
- /rɪˈkʌm bənt/
- /rɪˈkʌm.bənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-kuhm-buh nt]
- /rɪˈkʌm bənt/
Definitions of recumbent word
- adjective recumbent lying down; reclining; leaning. 2
- adjective recumbent Zoology, Botany. noting a part that leans or reposes upon its surface of origin. 1
- noun recumbent a recumbent person, animal, plant, etc. 1
- adjective recumbent lying back 1
- adjective recumbent inactive; idle. 0
- adjective recumbent A recumbent figure or person is lying down. 0
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Origin of recumbent
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
1765-75; < Latin recumbent- (stem of recumbēns), present participle of recumbere to lie back, equivalent to re- re- + cumb-, akin to cubāre to lie down + -ent- -ent
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Parts of speech for Recumbent
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recumbent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for recumbent
adj recumbent
- accumbent — (of plant parts and plants) lying against some other part or thing
- complanate — having a flattened or compressed aspect
- creeping — (of a plant) having a stem that grows horizontally along the ground and throws out roots at intervals
- decumbent — lying down or lying flat
- face down — Also, face-down. Informal. a direct confrontation; showdown.
adjective recumbent
- oblate — flattened at the poles, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its shorter axis (opposed to prolate).
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