recumbent
/rɪˈkʌmbənt/adjective
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adjective
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formal
(of a person's body or position) lying down
लेटा हुआ, शयित
- a recumbent statue of the Buddha
- A recumbent figure of the saint lay on the tomb.
- The recumbent figure on the sofa was Grandfather, fast asleep.
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- Doctors advised her to stay in a recumbent position for a week.
- A recumbent cyclist rode past us on the road.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
re·cum·bent
?Which word?
Keep the lying-down words together: recumbent (lying down), reclining (leaning back), supine (lying on your back), prone (lying face down), prostrate (lying face down, especially in worship), horizontal.
लेटे होने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: recumbent (लेटा हुआ), reclining (पीछे झुका), supine (पीठ के बल), prone (मुँह के बल), prostrate (मुँह के बल, विशेषकर पूजा में), horizontal।
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General knowledge
The reclining Buddha (Mahaparinirvana pose) at Kushinagar marks the place of the Buddha's death.
कुशीनगर में लेटे बुद्ध (महापरिनिर्वाण मुद्रा) बुद्ध की मृत्यु के स्थान का प्रतीक हैं।