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

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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

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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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