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recumbence

recumbence noun: the act of leaning, resting, or reclining; the state of being recumbent.

Noun

recumbence (usually uncountable, plural recumbences)

  1. (usually) The act of leaning, resting, or reclining; the state of being recumbent.
    • sternal recumbence
    • supine recumbence
    Synonyms:
    recumbency

Examples of recumbence in a sentence

  • the Sound […] can usually be itensified by […] change of position, especially from recumbence to sitting; […]1897, William Colby Goodno, The Practice of Medicine, volume 2, page 38:
  • He looked like a child’s flatdoll on the smooth green floor, his body too oval from long recumbence, so that his face grimaced out of his sternum.2011, Charlie Jane Anders, The Fermi Paradox is Our Business Model:
  • With stable fixation, the length of time the patient needs to be prevented from recumbence can be reduced.2022, Ian Wright, Fractures in the Horse, page 589:

Synonyms of recumbence

Forms of recumbence

pluralrecumbences

Questions about recumbence

What does recumbence mean?
Recumbence means the act of leaning, resting, or reclining; the state of being recumbent.
How do you use recumbence in a sentence?
the Sound […] can usually be itensified by […] change of position, especially from recumbence to sitting; […]
What part of speech is recumbence?
Recumbence is a noun.
What is the plural of recumbence?
The plural of recumbence is recumbences.

Words near recumbence in the dictionary

  1. reculturing
  2. Reculver
  3. recumb
  4. recumbancy
  5. recumbed
  6. recumbence
  7. recumbences
  8. recumbencies
  9. recumbency
  10. recumbent
  11. recumbent bicycle

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