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Meaning of "decumbent" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DECUMBENT

From Latin dēcumbēns, present participle of dēcumbere to lie down.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DECUMBENT

decumbent  [dɪˈkʌmbənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECUMBENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Decumbent is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DECUMBENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of decumbent in the English dictionary

The definition of decumbent in the dictionary is lying down or lying flat. Other definition of decumbent is lying flat with the tip growing upwards.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECUMBENT


absorbant
əbˈzɔːbənt
absorbent
əbˈsɔːbənt
accumbent
əˈkʌmbənt
adsorbent
ədˈsɔːbənt
cumbent
ˈkʌmbənt
excubant
ˈɛkskjuːbənt
incumbent
ɪnˈkʌmbənt
lambent
ˈlæmbənt
libant
ˈlaɪbənt
nonabsorbent
ˌnɒnəbˈzɔːbənt
nonincumbent
ˌnɒnɪnˈkʌmbənt
perturbant
pəˈtɜːbənt
procumbent
prəʊˈkʌmbənt
recumbent
rɪˈkʌmbənt
resorbent
rɪˈsɔːbənt
sorbent
ˈsɔːbənt
superabsorbent
ˌsuːpərəbˈzɔːbənt
superincumbent
ˌsuːpərɪnˈkʌmbənt
titubant
ˈtɪtjʊbənt
unabsorbent
ˌʌnəbˈzɔːbənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECUMBENT

decubital
decubitus
decubitus ulcer
decuman
decumbence
decumbency
decumbently
decumbiture
decumulation
decuple
decuria
decuries
decurion
decurionate
decurrency
decurrent
decurrently
decursion
decursive
decursively

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECUMBENT

accident
adolescent
advertisement
agent
agreement
apartment
assessment
bent
bowbent
client
comment
component
content
current
department
Derbent
development
hellbent
inbent
unbent

Synonyms and antonyms of decumbent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «decumbent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECUMBENT

Find out the translation of decumbent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of decumbent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «decumbent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

爬在地上
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

decumbentes
570 millions of speakers

English

decumbent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पृथ्वी पर पड़ा हुआ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

decumbent
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стелющийся
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

decumbente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভূতলশায়ী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décombantes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berdegup
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

decumbent
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

寝ている
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

드러 누운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Decumbent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rủ xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படுத்த நிலையில் உள்ள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नशिबात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eğilmiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

decumbent
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

decumbent
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стелеться
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

târâtor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατακείμενος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

liggend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

decumbent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

decumbent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decumbent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECUMBENT»

The term «decumbent» is normally little used and occupies the 131.657 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECUMBENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «decumbent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «decumbent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about decumbent

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECUMBENT»

Discover the use of decumbent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decumbent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vol. II. - Caclyciflorae
mose; stem decumbent. drooping. Raccmose Rest-harrow. Pl. decumbent. 90 O. ELONGA' TA (Thunb. l. c.) leaves trifoliate, hairy; leaflets ovate, acute; peduncles lateral, 1-flowered; stem decumbent, hairy. 71.. G. Peduncles 2 inches long.
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A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants
lower leaves ovate: upper ones lanceolate, toothed, hairy; pedicels axillary, solitary; stems angular, decumbent, villous. 21. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Jacq. hort. schoenb. 2. t. 178. L. repens, Thunb. prod. 1. p. 4-0. fl. cap. 2. p. 41.
George Don, 1834
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A General History of the Dichleamydeous Plants ... Arranged ...
l. c.) suffruticose, decumbent, much branched; leaves fascicled, petiolate, oblong, deeply tooth~ ed 0r pinnatifid, finely pubescent or glabrous; racemes loose, clothed with clammy pubescence; limb of' corolla ample, with emarginate segments, ...
George Don, 1838
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General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants
mose; stem decumbent. 11. G. Flowers 4, yellow, remote, drooping. Racemose Rest-barrow. Pl. decumbent. 90 O. ELoNoA' TA (Thunb. l. c.) leaves trifoliate, hairy ; leaflets ovate, acute; peduncles lateral, l-flowered; stem decumbent, hairy. 11.
George Don, 1832
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Memoirs on the Coleoptera
ous, the small sparse slender decumbent hairs more distinct; scutellum much more finely and densely punctate than in blaisdelli, with finer shorter sparser and more decumbent vestiture; elytra in form nearly as in the male, rather more than ...
Thomas Lincoln Casey, 1914
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Annual Report of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Growth only fair; decumbent, 16 inches high; foliage light green; tubers long, smooth, blue slatish color, close in hill, rather small. Cooking test; did not break; solid, rather dark flesh, little wet and waxy; graded 7. 28. Hall's Early Peach Blow.
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, 1883
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Vol. I. - Thalamiflorae
G. Pyrenaicum, var. 7, nemorosum, D. C. prod. 1. p. 643. Flowers purplish-blue. Like 6'. pyrendicum, but differs in the petals being entire. Grove Crane's-bill. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1821. P1. 2 to P1. 2 feet. ' ' ' * “ Stems decumbent or procumbent.
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The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California
Sts decumbent, 15-30 cm; fr bracts sessile var. hillmanii 47' Sts erect, 30-80 cm; fr bracts short-stalked 48 . Upper Ivs short-petioled; lowest Ivs alternate; GB var. argentea 48' Upper Ivs sessile; lowest Ivs opposite; GV, e SnFrB, e SCo, D var.
James C. Hickman, 1993
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Annual Report
Growth only fair.; decumbent, 16 inches high; foliage light green; tubers long, smooth, blue slatish color, close in hill, rather small. Cooking test; dtd riot break; solid, rather dark flesh, little wet and waxy; graded 7. 28. Hall's Early Peach Blow.
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1883
10
A General System of Gardening and Botany: Containing a ...
Stems decumbent or 'procumbent. 54 G. Nipaule'nse (D. C. prod. 1. p. 643.) stem procumbent, villous ; leaves 5-lobed, villous ; lobes wedge-shaped, bluntly and unequally toothed ; peduncles elongated, and are, as well as the calyxes, pilose  ...
George Don, 1831

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECUMBENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decumbent is used in the context of the following news items.
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A new fossilized forest was discovered in Lesvos
... Museum of Natural History at the Sigri of Lesvos, will be able to observe, also in outdoor locations, decumbent and fossilized logs in unprecedented numbers, ... «Quest Greek Islands, May 15»
2
Ralph Hudgens: No longer an Obamacare 'obstructionist'
... squatness, decumbent, stumpiness, deceptive, supine, deceit, treacherous, credibility gap, truthlessness, couche, untruthfulness, couchancy, ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Aug 14»
3
Teens Turn to WeChat & Vine Instead of Facebook
It seems we are about to experience the biggest decumbent in the contemporary social media paradigm. Facebook, being at the pinnacle of ... «Social Media SEO, Nov 13»
4
Full Clip: July's Hip Hop Albums Reviewed By Gary Suarez
The praise doled out to Run The Jewels, then, is symptomatic of a bigger problem: the systematic lowering of the bar to decumbent levels akin ... «The Quietus, Jul 13»
5
Change tactics to catch speckled trout during weekend's light tides
But none of those are as decumbent as this weekend's tides. Take a gander at the charts from Friday through Monday. New Orleans before the ... «NOLA.com, Jul 13»
6
Futurama – Perverted fans and the return of 'The Scary Door'
“In your face, decumbent urinators!” — Farnsworth to the women. “Never bet against me being stupid.” — Fry. “Thank God most of our fans are ... «CliqueClack TV, Jun 11»
7
The rawness of the natural world helps define our full humanity, by …
While small orchids and American ginseng are found in the upland area, another explorer identified decumbent trillium deep in the canyon. «al.com, Mar 11»
8
New, improved peanut varieties now available
Georgia-06G has an intermediate or decumbent runner growth habit, dark green foliage and medium maturity similar to Georgia Green. «Southeast Farm Press, Feb 11»
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Culver's Pumpkin Treats: Like Heroin If Heroin Were Frozen and …
... Girl and anxiously await autumn's arrival of all things of the large, edible, orange-yellow fruit borne by a coarse, decumbent vine, read on and ... «Phoenix New Times, Oct 10»
10
New peanut varieties available
Each has an immediate or decumbent runner growth habit and medium maturity similar to Georgia Green. “Georgia Greener may turn out to be ... «Southeast Farm Press, Apr 10»

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