Recumbent may refer to:
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Recumbence
Lyingalso called recumbency, prostration, or decubitus in medicine ()is a type of human position in which the body is more or less horizontal and supported along its length by the surface underneath. Lying is the most common position while bein ...
, the act or state of lying down or leaning
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Recumbent bicycle
A recumbent bicycle is a bicycle that places the rider in a laid-back reclining position. Most recumbent riders choose this type of design for ergonomic reasons: the rider's weight is distributed comfortably over a larger area, supported by ba ...
, a bicycle, tricycle or quadricycle which places the rider in a reclined or supine position
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Recumbent effigy
A tomb effigy, usually a recumbent effigy or, in French, ''gisant'' (French, "lying"), is a sculpted figure on a tomb monument depicting in effigy the deceased. These compositions were developed in Western Europe in the Middle Ages, and ...
, a tomb sculpture of the deceased
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Recumbent stone circles, a variation on the more familiar standard stone circles found throughout the UK
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