DILATIONS

Noun

dilations

plural of dilation

Anagrams

• dilatinos

Source: Wiktionary


DILATION

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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