reclinedadj.
/rᵻˈklʌɪnd/, U.S. /rəˈklaɪnd/, /riˈklaɪnd/ 1. Placed in a reclining position; characterized by recumbency; lying back; inclined backwards from the vertical.
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1648 Bp. J. Wilkins Math. Magick ii. xiii. 258 Amongst all these kind of inventions, that is most likely, wherein a loadstone is so disposed, that it shall draw unto it on a reclined plane, a bullet of steel.
1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. vii. xvii. 28 The Pole of the Reclined Plane FLE.
1779 J. Duché Disc. II. xix. 403 Who is yonder pensive mourner, whose reclined head, and sad dejected countenance, speak more than common anguish..?
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 503 During the paroxysm perfect rest and a reclined position will be always found necessary.
1972 J. G. Dennis Struct. Geol. vii. 144 A further special category..is that in which the pitch of the fold hinge in the axial plane is between 10° and 80°: this type of fold is a reclined fold.
2. Botany. Bending downwards; = reclinate adj. 1.
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1754 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 4) III. at Ranunculus The first Sort produces upright Stalks..but the second is a creeping Plant, with reclined Stalks: the latter propagates itself very fast.
1856 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. (ed. 2) 137 Stems reclined, leaves deeply heart-shaped.
1911 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 38 107 Its stems ascending through the shrubbery become reclined and long-trailing.
1997 Palaeogeogr., Palaeoclimatol., Palaeoecol. 135 123 These modifications include a reclined, downstream-trailing habit.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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