reclination noun. [rɛklɪ'neɪʃ(ǝ)n] L16.
[Old French, or late Latin reclinatio(n-), from reclinat- pa. ppl stem of reclinare RECLINE verb: see -ATION.]
1. The action or an act of reclining; a reclining position or posture. L16.

2. The angle of the plane of a sundial to the vertical. L16-L18.

3. Medicine (now Hist.). A surgical operation in which the effect of a cataract is lessened by tilting the lens backwards. E19.

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