- lying down; reclining
- (of a part or organ) leaning or resting against another organ or the ground
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re•cum•bent /rɪˈkʌmbənt/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- lying down;
reclining;
leaning.
re•cum•bent
(ri kum′bənt),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
re•cum′ben•cy, re•cum′bence, n.
re•cum′bent•ly, adv.
- lying down;
reclining;
leaning. - inactive;
idle. - Botany, Zoology[Zool., Bot.]noting a part that leans or reposes upon its surface of origin.
n.
- Zoology, Botanya recumbent person, animal, plant, etc.
- 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
- 1765–75
re•cum′bent•ly, adv.
- 1. prone, supine; prostrate; inclined.
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recumbent /rɪˈkʌmbənt/ adj
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