Seat

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.

Seats at a British railway station

Types of seat

The following are examples of different kinds of seat:

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

References

  1. "Seat". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. "Anthropometry". City University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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