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Webster 1913 Edition
Reclination
Recˊli-na′tion
(rĕkˊlĭ-nā′shŭn)
, Noun.
[Cf. F.
réclinaison
.] 1.
The act of leaning or reclining, or the state of being reclined.
2.
(Dialing)
The angle which the plane of the dial makes with a vertical plane which it intersects in a horizontal line.
Brande & C.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Reclination
RECLINA'TION
,Noun.
Definition 2024
reclination
reclination
English
Noun
reclination (countable and uncountable, plural reclinations)
- The act of leaning or reclining.
- The angle made by the plane of a dial with a vertical plane which it intersects in a horizontal line.
- (surgery) Removal of a cataract by applying the needle to its anterior surface, and depressing it into the vitreous humor in such a way that front surface of the cataract becomes the upper one and its back surface the lower one.
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