dilator, dilater
(noun) a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ
dilator
(noun) a drug that causes dilation
dilator
(noun) a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dilator (plural dilators)
(anatomy) Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate
(medicine) Any drug that causes such dilation
(medicine) An instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity
• (that which causes dilation): dilatator, dilater
• Altidor, ortalid
Source: Wiktionary
Di*lat"or, n. Etym: [See Dilate.]
1. One who, or that which, widens or expands.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: A muscle that dilates any part.
3. (Med.)
Definition: An instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral dilator.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
