Meanings
nounreclination (countable and uncountable, plural reclinations)
plural reclinations
- countableuncountableThe act of leaning or reclining.
- countableuncountableThe angle made by the plane of a dial with a vertical plane which it intersects in a horizontal line.
- countableuncountablemedicineRemoval 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.
Origin
Compare French réclinaison.
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reclination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclination
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“reclination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclination. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reclination,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclination.
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