- Decumbence
- Decumbence De*cum"bence, Decumbency De*cum"ben*cy, n.
The act or posture of lying down.
[1913 Webster]
The ancient manner of decumbency. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Decumbence
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decumbence — See decumbent. * * * … Universalium
decumbence — noun The act or posture of lying down … Wiktionary
decumbence — de·cum·bence … English syllables
decumbence — n. decubitus. ♦ decumbent, a. ♦ decumbiture, n. confinement to bed … Dictionary of difficult words
decumbence — noun see decumbency … Useful english dictionary
Decumbency — Decumbence De*cum bence, Decumbency De*cum ben*cy, n. The act or posture of lying down. [1913 Webster] The ancient manner of decumbency. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decumbent — decumbence, decumbency, n. decumbently, adv. /di kum beuhnt/, adj. 1. lying down; recumbent. 2. Bot. (of stems, branches, etc.) lying or trailing on the ground with the extremity tending to ascend. [1635 45; < L decumbent (s. of decumbens), prp.… … Universalium
de|cum|ben|cy — «dih KUHM buhn see», noun. = decumbence. (Cf. ↑decumbence) … Useful english dictionary
Decubation — Dec u*ba tion, n. [From L. decubare; de + cubare. See {Decumbent}.] Act of lying down; decumbence. [Obs.] Evelyn. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decumbency — See decumbence. * * * … Universalium
