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reclination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-cli-na-tion
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of leaning or reclining.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Removal of 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.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Compare French réclinaison.

Usage

Inflected Forms

reclinations (plural)

Questions

What does reclination mean?
The act of leaning or reclining.
Where does reclination come from?
Compare French réclinaison.

How to pronounce reclination

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