recumbent
Flat on back
Recumbent means lying down or reclining.
A recumbent figure in a painting or sculpture is depicted in a resting position.
The word appears most often in two contexts: formal descriptions of posture the patient was recumbent on the examination table and cycling, where a recumbent bicycle positions the rider leaning back with legs extended forward rather than sitting upright.
Flat, face upward
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
- prostrateLying fully extended
- proneInclined or face-down
- lyingStating known falsehoods
reclining · sprawled · stretched · lounging · dorsal · lateral · decubitus · flat
State of being unwound
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
- loungingReclining in idleness
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
peaceful · calm · soothing · leisurely · ease · quietude · restorative · meditative
Three-wheeled pedal vehicle
- touringTraveling for pleasure
- aerodynamicMinimizing drag through shape
- human-poweredOperated by bodily effort
- cyclingRiding on two wheels
low-profile · pedaling · seatback · wheelbase · crankset · derailleur · fairing · chain
supine
Flat, face upward
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
- prostrateLying fully extended
- proneInclined or face-down
lying · reclining · sprawled · stretched · lounging · dorsal · lateral · decubitus · flat · splayed
relaxation
State of being unwound
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
- loungingReclining in idleness
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
serenity · peaceful · calm · soothing · leisurely · ease · quietude · restorative · meditative · drowsing
trike
Three-wheeled pedal vehicle
- touringTraveling for pleasure
- aerodynamicMinimizing drag through shape
- human-poweredOperated by bodily effort
cycling · low-profile · pedaling · seatback · wheelbase · crankset · derailleur · fairing · chain · frame
sedentary
Characterized by much sitting
inert · motionless · stationary · resting · idle · still · unmoving · static · bedridden · bedrest
recliner
Adjustable-back armchair
hammock · sofa · divan · settee · ottoman · futon · couch · deckchair · sunlounger · adjustable
- cyclingbikes, bicycles, cycling, cyclist, cyclists
- bicyclesmountain bike, road bike, BMX, tricycle, e-bike
- body positionslying down, flat, upright, standing, sitting
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- X-ray Viewsfrontal view, chest x-ray, sunrise view, skyline view
recumbentupright
Vertical or morally sound
erect · standing · vertical · upstanding · perpendicular
recumbentstanding
Position, physical or social
active · at attention · ambulatory · up and about · upright
- recumbent bikeBicycle ridden while reclining
- recumbent bicycleReclining pedal-powered vehicle
incumbent, succumb, encumber, incumbency, incumbents, cumber, incumbencies