reclination

reclination is a Noun

Definition:

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

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

[3] 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.