- reclining, recumbent
- راقِد \ reclining, recumbent.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
reclining, recumbent
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Recumbent — Re*cum bent ( bet), a. [L. recumbens, entis, p. pr. of recumbere. See {Recumb}, {Incumbent}.] Leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle. {Re*cum bent*ly}, adv.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reclining — Re*clin ing, a. (Bot.) (a) Bending or curving gradually back from the perpendicular. (b) Recumbent. [1913 Webster] {Reclining dial}, a dial whose plane is inclined to the vertical line through its center. Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.). [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reclining dial — Reclining Re*clin ing, a. (Bot.) (a) Bending or curving gradually back from the perpendicular. (b) Recumbent. [1913 Webster] {Reclining dial}, a dial whose plane is inclined to the vertical line through its center. Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.).… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recumbent — [adj] lying down decumbent, flat, horizontal, level, procumbent, prostrate, reclining, resupine, sprawling, supine; concept 583 … New thesaurus
recumbent — [ri kum′bənt] adj. [L recumbens, prp. of recumbere < re , back + cumbere; akin to cubare, to lie down: see CUBE1] 1. a) lying down; reclining; leaning b) resting; idle 2. Biol. designating a part that leans or lies upon some other part or… … English World dictionary
recumbent — recumbency, recumbence, n. recumbently, adv. /ri kum beuhnt/, adj. 1. lying down; reclining; leaning. 2. inactive; idle. 3. Zool., Bot. noting a part that leans or reposes upon its surface of origin. n. 4. a recumbent person, animal, plant, etc.… … Universalium
recumbent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lying, reclining, leaning. See obliquity, horizontal. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. reclining, prostrate, lying down; see lying 4 , supine 1 . See Synonym Study at supine . III (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
recumbent — Leaning; reclining; lying down. [L. recumbo, to lie back, recline, fr. re , back, + cubo, to lie] * * * re·cum·bent bənt adj lying down <a patient recumbent on a stretcher> * * * re·cum·bent (re kumґbənt) lying down … Medical dictionary
recumbent — [rɪ kʌmb(ə)nt] adjective 1》 lying down. 2》 (of a plant) growing close to the ground. noun a bicycle ridden in a reclining position. Derivatives recumbency noun recumbently adverb Origin C17: from L. recumbent , recumbere recline , from re back +… … English new terms dictionary
recumbent — re•cum•bent [[t]rɪˈkʌm bənt[/t]] adj. 1) lying down; reclining; leaning 2) inactive; idle 3) bot zool. Zool., Bot. noting a part that leans or reposes upon its surface of origin • Etymology: 1765–75; < L recumbent (s. of recumbēns), prp. of… … From formal English to slang
recumbent — /rəˈkʌmbənt / (say ruh kumbuhnt) adjective 1. lying down; reclining; leaning. 2. inactive; idle. 3. Zoology, Botany denoting a part that leans or reposes upon anything. –noun 4. a recumbent person, animal, plant, etc. {Latin recumbens, present… …
