DILATABLE

Etymology

Adjective

dilatable (comparative more dilatable, superlative most dilatable)

That can be dilated

Anagrams

• batailled

Source: Wiktionary


Di*lat"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. dilatable.]

Definition: Capable of expansion; that may be dilated; -- opposed to contractible; as, the lungs are dilatable by the force of air; air is dilatable by heat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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