decumbency

decumbency
de·cum·ben·cy

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  • 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

  • decumbency — See decumbence. * * * …   Universalium

  • decumbency — noun decumbence …   Wiktionary

  • decumbency —   n. decubitus.    ♦ decumbent, a.    ♦ decumbiture, n. confinement to bed …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • decumbency — …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • Horizontality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Horizontality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 horizontality horizontality Sgm: N 1 flatness flatness Sgm: N 1 level level plane Sgm: N 1 stratum stratum &c. 204 Sgm: N 1 dead level dead level …   English dictionary for students

  • 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

  • lounging — Synonyms and related words: accubation, accumbency, accumbent, couchant, couche, crawling, dallying, dawdling, decumbency, decumbent, dillydallying, dolce far niente, draped, flat, goofing off, groveling, idling, lazing, lingering, loafing,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • lying — Synonyms and related words: accubation, accumbency, accumbent, couchancy, couchant, couche, crawling, credibility gap, debasement, deceit, deceitful, deceptive, decumbency, decumbent, delusive, delusory, depression, dishonest, dishonesty, draped …   Moby Thesaurus

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