n. [ Cf. F. réclinaison. ] 1. The act of leaning or reclining, or the state of being reclined. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Dialing) The angle which the plane of the dial makes with a vertical plane which it intersects in a horizontal line. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]