'Reclining dial' definitions:

Definition of 'Reclining dial'

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  • Reclining \Re*clin"ing\, 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]