recumbent
adjective
re·cum·bent
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Definition of recumbent
(Entry 1 of 2)
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: lying down
Then Mr. Grey was shown in, and found the squire recumbent on a sofa, with a store of books within his reach …— Anthony Trollope
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: representing a person lying down
a recumbent statue
3
of a bicycle
: having the seat positioned so that the rider's legs are extended horizontally forward to the pedals and the body is reclined
a recumbent bicycle
recumbent
nounDefinition of recumbent (Entry 2 of 2)
: a bicycle with a wide seat that has a back support and is positioned so that the rider's legs are extended horizontally forward to the pedals and the body is reclined
The recumbent requires a bit more space, but its chairlike seat offers better back support.— Patrick Netter et al. There are more than a dozen categories of recumbents with one thing in common: the sit-down position.— Dan Koeppel
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Examples of recumbent in a Sentence
Adjective
… the psychiatrist's popular image remains that of a little bearded figure with a Central European accent, scribbling away in a notebook behind his recumbent patient. — Roland Littlewood, Times Literary Supplement, September 1984 A recumbent figure started up from the grass and came running toward them through the flickering screen of light and shade. — Willa Cather, O Pioneers!, 1913 The Egyptian sphinx has the body of a recumbent lion.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Kick back and pedal forward in a recumbent tricycle for tours that cover downtown San Antonio, Brackenridge Park and the city’s historic missions. — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, "Take a walk or other vehicular tour of San Antonio," 4 June 2018 In one, a recumbent figure in a denim skirt in the grass proves, on second glance, to be a boy; a similar double take establishes the gender of a longhaired youth being embraced from behind by a lean-limbed fellow. — Arthur Lubow, New York Times, "What’s New in Photography? Humanism, MoMA Says," 9 Mar. 2018 The strap is commonly used to avoid sliding down when in the recumbent chair. — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Ryan Shazier remaining hospitalized for rehab signals he has a ways to go," 15 Dec. 2017 And specialized fitness—CrossFit, SoulCycle, Orangetheory and their countless cousins—is a far more effective workout than wandering into a gym, sitting down on a recumbent bicycle, and pedaling slowly while reading Facebook on your phone. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "How Much Will You Pay For That Body?," 6 Aug. 2017 The machine looks like some Mad Max version of a recumbent bicycle, only with training wheels, a giant steel roll cage, and a 68-inch, three-bladed propeller strapped to the back end. — Steven Kotler, Esquire, "We're So Close to Having the Flying Car. But Will We Ever Drive One?," 18 May 2015 Recumbent bicycles won every major category in the Ultra Marathon Cycling Association’s 24 Hours of Sebring event late last month. — Bryan Ball, WIRED, "Recumbents Dominate in Mainstream Cycling Event," 6 Mar. 2007 There was not only something to read in every issue of the Review, there was often too much, forcing you to carve out a recumbent block of time to nestle into an issue. — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, "Robert Silvers and the Lost Art of the New York Literary Knife Fight," 22 Mar. 2017 There was not only something to read in every issue of the Review, there was often too much, forcing you to carve out a recumbent block of time to nestle into an issue. — James Wolcott, The Hive, "Robert Silvers and the Lost Art of the New York Literary Knife Fight," 22 Mar. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Panorama will be full of fun bells and whistles, including the first-ever Sky Zone trampoline park at sea, and the Sky Ride, a recumbent-bike ride that soars over the open ocean. — Rosemary Mcclure, Los Angeles Times, "More ships will sail from Southern California to Mexico starting in fall," 16 Aug. 2019 Like a topsy-turvy human volcano ready to erupt, Lucas presents herself as a recumbent mix of smoldering sensuality and rising anger — Venus Vesuvius. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Sarah Lucas show at the Hammer Museum is naked but definitely not afraid," 17 July 2019 Featured will be standard bicycles, recumbent bikes and trikes, electric bicycles, gravel and adventure bikes. — Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wheel & Sprocket will open at Franklin's Ballpark Commons on July 12," 2 July 2019 At Burrow, a model photographed recumbent on one of its couches is helpfully identified as being 6 feet, 1 inch tall, preventing surprises of scale. — Catherine Romano, WSJ, "Start Buying Furniture the Millennial Way—or Risk Missing Out," 13 Dec. 2018 Another, from the Northeast, just bought a massive, brand-new pickup truck for the sole purpose of hauling his recumbent tricycle to nearby trails, being unstable on a two-wheeled bike these days. — Lisa Pawlak, chicagotribune.com, "In a drab waiting room before yet another cancer treatment, a mother ponders the future," 10 Apr. 2018 Another, from the Northeast, just bought a massive, brand-new pickup truck for the sole purpose of hauling his recumbent tricycle to nearby trails, being unstable on a two-wheeled bike these days. — Lisa Pawlak, chicagotribune.com, "In a drab waiting room before yet another cancer treatment, a mother ponders the future," 10 Apr. 2018 Another, from the Northeast, just bought a massive, brand-new pickup truck for the sole purpose of hauling his recumbent tricycle to nearby trails, being unstable on a two-wheeled bike these days. — Lisa Pawlak, chicagotribune.com, "In a drab waiting room before yet another cancer treatment, a mother ponders the future," 10 Apr. 2018 Another, from the Northeast, just bought a massive, brand-new pickup truck for the sole purpose of hauling his recumbent tricycle to nearby trails, being unstable on a two-wheeled bike these days. — Lisa Pawlak, chicagotribune.com, "In a drab waiting room before yet another cancer treatment, a mother ponders the future," 10 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'recumbent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for recumbent
recumbent
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of recumbent
formal
: lying down
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recumbent
adjective
re·cum·bent
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Medical Definition of recumbent
: lying down
a patient recumbent on a stretcher