RECLINATIONS

Noun

reclinations

plural of reclination

Anagrams

• lasionectrin, nonrealistic

Source: Wiktionary


RECLINATION

Rec`li*na"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. réclinaison.]

1. The act of leaning or reclining, or the state of being reclined.

2. (Dialing)

Definition: The angle which the plane of the dial makes with a vertical plane which it intersects in a horizontal line. Brande & C.

3. (Surg.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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