RECLINATION

reclination. Reclination, n. a bearing backward from an upright position

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Rec′li‐na″tion (rĕk′lĭ‐nā″shŭn), n. [[Cf. F. réclinaison.]] 1. 1. The act of leaning or reclining, or the state of being reclined.
2. 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. 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.