SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
recumbent
adjective
Lying down or reclining.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Lying down
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Related words and expressions
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Usage distinction
Return to topSupine specifies face up, and prone specifies face down. Recumbent does not determine which way the person faces.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See recumbent in use
The sculpture depicts a recumbent figure resting beneath a tree.
The explorer remains recumbent along a cabin bench while listening to a short account of events at home.
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