recumbent

Meaning

Adj

1. Lying down.
2. Inactive; idle.

Noun

1. A bicycle or tricycle that places the rider in a reclined posture.
2. A large rectangular monolith lying on its side, typically flanked by two large upright stones, the flankers; found in recumbent stone circles of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and the counties of Cork and Kerry in south-west of Ireland.

Synonyms

lying

reclining

decumbent

accumbent

prone

supine

resupine

flat

prostate

prostrate

reclined

recumbent bicycle

Translations

yacente

reclinado

sis

liegend

κεκλιμένος

vélo couché

couché

recumbente

Liegerad

supino

giacente

acostado

couhé

allongé

Etymology

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