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Reclination
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What's The Definition Of Reclination?Synonyms | Synonyms for Reclination: Related Terms | Find terms related to Reclination: See Also | Reclination In Webster's Dictionary \Rec`li*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]clinaison.]
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
front surface of the cataract becomes the upper one and
its back surface the lower one. --Dunglison.
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