prone vs reclining

prone

adj
  • Having a downward inclination or slope. 

  • Of the hand, forearm or foot: turned facing away from the body; with the thumb inward or big toe downward. 

  • Lying face downward. 

  • Predisposed, liable, inclined. 

verb
  • To place in a prone position, to place face down. 

reclining

adj
  • Bending away from the perpendicular; recumbent. 

  • Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position. 

How often have the words prone and reclining occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )