Rec`li*na"tion
(rĕk`lĭ*nā"shŭn), n. [Cf.
F. réclinaison.] 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 the front
surface of the cataract becomes the upper one and its back surface the
lower one. Dunglison.