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[
dih-
leyt
-nt
,
dahy-
]
di·lat·ant
/
dɪˈleɪt
nt
,
daɪ-
/
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[
dih-
leyt
-nt
,
dahy-
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
dilating; expanding.
2.
Physical Chemistry
.
exhibiting an increase in volume on being changed in shape, owing to a wider spacing between particles.
3.
Petrology
.
(of rock) exhibiting an increase in volume owing to rearrangement and recrystallization of constituent grains.
Origin:
1835–45;
<
Latin
dīlātant-
(stem of
dīlātāns
), present participle of
dīlātāre
to
dilate
;
see
-ant
Related forms
di·lat·an·cy,
noun
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dilatant
(daɪˈleɪt
ə
nt, dɪ-)
—
adj
1.
tending to dilate; dilating
2.
physics
of, concerned with, or exhibiting dilatancy
—
n
3.
something, such as a catheter, that causes dilation
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