Seat
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A seat is a place to sit. The term may encompass additional features, such as back, armrest, head restraint but may also refer to concentrations of power in a wider sense (i.e "seat (legal entity)"). See disambiguation.
Types of seat
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The following are examples of different kinds of seat:
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- Armchair, a chair equipped with armrests
- Airline seat, for passengers in an aircraft
- Bar stool, a high stool used in bars and many houses
- Bench, a long hard seat
- Bicycle seat, a saddle on a bicycle
- Car seat, a seat in an automobile
- Cathedra, a seat for a bishop located in a cathedral
- Chair, a seat with a back
- Chaise longue, a soft chair with leg support
- Couch, a long soft seat
- Ejection seat, rescue seat in an aircraft
- Folding seat
- Hard seat
- Infant car seat, for a small child in a car
- Jump seat, auxiliary seat in a vehicle
- Pew, a long seat in a church, synagogue, or courtroom
- Saddle, a type of seat used on the backs of animals, bicycles, lap etc.
- Sliding seat, in a rowing boat
- Sofa, alternative name for couch
- Stool, a seat with no armrests or back
- Throne, a seat for a monarch
- Train seat, a seat used in trains
- Wheelchair, a movable seat intended for disabled people
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Etymology
The word seat comes from Middle English sete, Old English gesete/geseten and/or sǣte seat, sittan to sit. Possibly related to or cognate with Old Norse sæti. The first known use of the word seat is in the 13th century.{{cite dictionary| url= http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seat|title=Seat|dictionary=Merriam Webster|access-date=18 May 2012}}
Ergonomics
For someone seated, the 'buttock popliteal' length is the horizontal distance from the rearmost part of the buttocks to the back of the lower leg.{{cite web|url=http://personal.cityu.edu.hk/~meachan/Online%20Anthropometry/Chapter2/Ch2-14.htm|title=Anthropometry|publisher=City University of Hong Kong|access-date=1 September 2018}} This anthropometric measurement is used to determine seat depth. Mass-produced chairs typically use a depth of {{Convert|15|to|16|in|cm|1}}.{{cite web|url=https://ehs.oregonstate.edu/sites/ehs.oregonstate.edu/files/pdf/ergo/ergonomicsanddesignreferenceguidewhitepaper.pdf|website=www.ehs.oregonstate.edu|title=Ergonomics and Design, a Reference Guide|publisher=Oregon State University|author=Scott Openshaw and Erin Taylor|date=2006|access-date=19 October 2022}}
See also
References
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