There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
DILATION
dilation, dilatation
(noun) the act of expanding an aperture; “the dilation of the pupil of the eye”
dilation
(noun) a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dilation (countable and uncountable, plural dilations)
The act of dilating.
State of being dilated; expansion; dilatation.
Synonyms: expansion, dilatation
(obsolete) Delay.
Synonyms: cunctation, hold-up, Thesaurus:delay
(math) In morphology, a basic operation (denoted ⊕) that usually uses a structuring element for probing and expanding the shapes contained in the input image.
Anagrams
• dial into, dilatino, laid into
Source: Wiktionary
Di*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. dilatio. See Dilatory.]
Definition: Delay. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Di*la"tion, n. Etym: [From dilate, v., cf. Dilatation, Dilator.]
Definition: The act of dilating, or the state of being dilated; expansion; dilatation. Mrs. Browning. At first her eye with slow dilation rolled. Tennyson. A gigantic dilation of the hateful figure. Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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