recumbent

English

Etymology

From Latin present participle recumbēns, from recumbere, infinitive of recumbō (“I recline”).

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Adjective

recumbent (comparative more recumbent, superlative most recumbent)

  1. Lying down.
  2. Inactive; idle.

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Noun

A recumbent bicycle.

recumbent (plural recumbents)

  1. A bicycle or tricycle that places the rider in a reclined posture.

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Latin

Verb

recumbent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of recumbō
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