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Definition of Recumbent
1. Adjective. Lying down; in a position of comfort or rest.
Definition of Recumbent
1. a. Leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle.
Definition of Recumbent
1. Adjective. Lying down. ¹
2. Adjective. Inactive; idle. ¹
3. Noun. A bicycle or tricycle that places the rider in a reclined posture. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Recumbent
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Recumbent
1. Leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle. Recum"bently. Origin: L. Recumbens, -entis, p. Pr. Of recumbere. See Recumb, Incumbent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Recumbent
Literary usage of Recumbent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoir and Letters of Sara Coleridge by Sara Coleridge Coleridge, Edith Coleridge (1873)
"Monument of Robert Southey—recumbent Statues. To the Hon. ... The recumbent
figures on the old tombs are rather death idealised than death itself. ..."
2. American Medicine (1906)
"Systolic tricuspid bruits are increased by the recumbent posture, as are the
systolic mitral ones. The rare diastolic tricuspid bruits probably would act in ..."
3. Labor among primitive peoples: Showing the Development of the Obstetric by George Julius Engelmann (1884)
"Semi-recumbent in bed. being upon a bed doubled up against inverted chairs, the
feet resting against the foot board, sheets or towels being fastened to the ..."
4. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1903)
"It is probable the recumbent statue of Lady Maude Marmion, who rebuilt the church
in 1343, would lie underneath this canopy. In the stained - glass Marmion ..."
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