recumbent
pronunciation
How to pronounce recumbent in British English:
UK [rɪˈkʌmbənt]
How to pronounce recumbent in American English:
US [rɪˈkʌmbənt]
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- Adjective:
- lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
Word Origin
- recumbent
- recumbent: see incubate
- recumbent (adj.)
- 1705, from Latin recumbentem (nominative recumbens), present participle of recumbere "recline, lie down, lie down again;" of things, "to fall, sink down, settle down," from re- "back" (see re-) + -cumbere "to lie down" (see succumb). Related: Recumbency (1640s). A verb, recumb, has been attempted in English occasionally since 1670s.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Athletes will find the recumbent exercise bike a challenge .
- 2. He also shortened the traditional recumbent 's wheel base to increase the bike 's maneuverability , making it easier to direct through city traffic .
- 3. Recumbent riders love to give their opinions .
- 4. She look at the recumbent form beside her .
- 5. The assumption of the recumbent position is associated with shoulder pain .