Reclination

Definition of Reclination

Rec`li`na´tion Pronunciation: rĕk`lĭ`nā´shŭn

n.	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.
	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.

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