| Reclinant | a. [ L. reclinans, p. pr. See Recline. ] Bending or leaning backward. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Reclinate | a. [ L. reclinatus, p. p. ] (Bot.) Reclined, as a leaf; bent downward, so that the point, as of a stem or leaf, is lower than the base. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Reclination | 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 ] |
| Recline | a. [ L. reclinis. See Recline, v. t. ] Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] They sat, recline
On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Recline | v. i. 1. To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a couch. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Recline | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Reclined p. pr. & vb. n. Reclining. ] [ L. reclinare; pref. re- re- + clinare to lean, incline. See Incline, Lean to incline. ] To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc.; to place in a recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand. [ 1913 Webster ] The mother
Reclined her dying head upon his breast. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Reclined | a. (Bot.) Falling or turned downward; reclinate. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Recliner | n. 1. One who, or that which, reclines. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Specifically: An armchair with a back that can be adjusted to lean backward, and a footrest that can be moved up to support the legs, or folded under the chair when the person is sitting up; the back and footrest are often geared so that they move together, allowing the chair to be conveniently adjusted either for sitting up or for lying back; also called a reclining chair. [ PJC ] |
| Reclining | a. (Bot.) (a) Bending or curving gradually back from the perpendicular. (b) Recumbent. [ 1913 Webster ]
Reclining dial, a dial whose plane is inclined to the vertical line through its center. Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.). [ 1913 Webster ]
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| リクライニングシート | [rikurainingushi-to] (n) reclining seat [Add to Longdo] |
| 臥龍;臥竜 | [がりゅう;がりょう, garyuu ; garyou] (n) (1) great man; exceptional person hidden among the masses; (2) reclining dragon [Add to Longdo] |
| 基礎試験 | [きそしけん, kisoshiken] (n) preclinical study; basic study [Add to Longdo] |
| 寄っかかる;寄っ掛る | [よっかかる, yokkakaru] (v5r) to lean against; to recline on [Add to Longdo] |
| 寄り掛かる(P);寄りかかる;凭り掛かる;倚り懸かる;寄り掛る | [よりかかる, yorikakaru] (v5r, vi) to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 踏ん反り返る;ふんぞり返る | [ふんぞりかえる, funzorikaeru] (v5r, vi) (1) to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; (2) to get cocky; to be arrogant [Add to Longdo] |
| 凭れる(P);靠れる | [もたれる, motareru] (v1, vi) (1) (uk) to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; (2) (uk) to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 凭れ椅子 | [もたれいす, motareisu] (n) reclining chair [Add to Longdo] |
| 凭れ掛かる;凭れ掛る;靠れ掛かる;靠れ掛る;もたれ掛る | [もたれかかる, motarekakaru] (v5r, vi) (1) to lean on; to recline on; (2) to rely on; to depend on [Add to Longdo] |
