reclination

Noun

Meaning

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

The angle which the plane of the dial makes with a vertical plane which it intersects in a horizontal line.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

azimuth angle pitch lying slope tilt inclination sprawl incline repose prostration proneness reclining tilting decubitus
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Antonyms

decline resolve straighten declivity declension sitting up

Close letter words and terms

reclinant reclinate reclinated recline reclineable reclined