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Adjective: recumbent  ri'kúm-bunt
  1. Lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
    "The dorsal recumbent position is a reclining position with the knees bent"
    - accumbent, decumbent

See also: recumb, unerect

Encyclopedia: Recumbent