dilation
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ʃən, dɪ-
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dilate (daɪˈleɪt, dɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to expand or cause to expand; make or become wider or larger: the pupil of the eye dilates in the dark |
| 2. | (intr; |
| [C14: from Latin dīlātāre to spread out, amplify, from dis- apart + lātus wide] | |
| di'latable | |
| —adj | |
| dilata'bility | |
| —n | |
| di'latableness | |
| —n | |
| di'lation | |
| —n | |
| dilatation | |
| —n | |
| dila'tational | |
| —adj | |
| dilative | |
| —adj | |
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Dilation
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
dilation
1590s, formed from dilate on the mistaken assumption that the -ate in that word was the L. verbal suffix (it is instead part of the stem); the proper form, dilatation, is older (c.1400).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
dilation di·la·tion (dī-lā'shən, dĭ-)
n.
The act of expanding or the condition of being expanded.
Dilatation.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| dilation (dī-lā'shən, dĭ-) Pronunciation Key
The widening or stretching of an opening or a hollow structure in the body. |
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Example sentences
It has been suggested that the time dilation in the early universe may allow light to exceed the established speed limit.
Faster and faster also means entering time dilation relativistic lag with the computer.
Actually time dilation is measurable even at slower speed.
Chemicals in the venom result in the dilation of blood vessels, causing fluids to seep into the surrounding tissue.
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