Reclination

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reclination \Rec`li*na"tion\ (r[e^]k`l[i^]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.
     [Cf. F. r['e]clinaison.]
     1. The act of leaning or reclining, or the state of being
        reclined.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. (Dialing) The angle which the plane of the dial makes with
        a vertical plane which it intersects in a horizontal line.
        --Brande & C.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Surg.) The act or process of removing a cataract, by
        applying the needle to its anterior surface, and
        depressing it into the vitreous humor in such a way that
        the front surface of the cataract becomes the upper one
        and its back surface the lower one. --Dunglison.
        [1913 Webster]