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Seat

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Object for sitting on
For the car manufacturer, seeSEAT. For Other uses, seeSeat (disambiguation).
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Aseat is a place tosit. 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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Further information:List of chairs

The following are examples of different kinds of seat:

Etymology

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The word seat comes from Middle Englishsete, Old Englishgesete/geseten and/orsǣte seat,sittan to sit. Possibly related to or cognate with Old Norsesæti. The first known use of the word seat is in the 13th century.[1]

Ergonomics

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For someone seated, the 'buttock popliteal' length is the horizontal distance from the rearmost part of thebuttocks to the back of thelower leg.[2] Thisanthropometric 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).[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Seat".Merriam Webster. Retrieved18 May 2012.
  2. ^"Anthropometry".City University of Hong Kong. Retrieved1 September 2018.
  3. ^Scott Openshaw and Erin Taylor (2006)."Ergonomics and Design, a Reference Guide"(PDF).www.ehs.oregonstate.edu. Oregon State University. Retrieved19 October 2022.
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