Meaning

2 senses
  1. The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.

    Rückenlehne

    спи́нкаspínka

    спи́нкаspýnka

  2. A guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work to steady it in turning.

More definitions
  • a support that you can lean against while sitting

Examples

4 sentences
  1. An office chair should be fitted with a backrest.

    deEin Bürostuhl sollte mit einer Rückenlehne ausgestattet sein.

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  2. When I leant back, the backrest broke and I slid off the chair.

    deAls ich mich zurückgelehnt hatte, ist die Lehne gebrochen und ich bin vom Stuhl gerutscht.

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  3. Office chairs should have backrests.

    deEin Bürostuhl sollte mit einer Rückenlehne ausgestattet sein.

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  4. The backrest should conform to the natural curvature of your spine, and provide adequate lumbar support.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
back piece of a chair — see also back:
Русский
By meaning 1
back piece of a chair — see also back:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
back piece of a chair — see also back:

Origin

Compound of back + rest.

Compound of back + rest.

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Forms

plural: backrests
Singularbackrest
Pluralbackrests

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a support that you can lean against while sitting:back

See also

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