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Seats at a British railway station
A seat is a place to sit. The term may encompass additional features, such as back, armrest, head restraint but also headquarters in a wider sense.
Types of seat
The following are examples of different kinds of seat:
- Armchair, a chair equipped with armrests
- Airline seat, for passengers in an aircraft
- Bar stool, a high stool used in bars and most 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
- 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
Etymology
The word seat comes from Middle English sete and from Old Norse sæti; akin to Old English gesete seat, sittan to sit. The first known use of the word seat is in the 13th century.[1]
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.[2] This anthropometric measurement is used to determine seat depth. Mass-produced chairs typically use a depth of 15 to 16 inches (38.1 to 40.6 cm).
See also
- Seating assignment
- Seating capacity
References
- ^ "Seat". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ "Anthropometry". City University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 1 September 2018.