noun
Meaning 1
Prolixity; diffuse discourse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dilatation
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌdaɪleɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
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/dɪleɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
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/ˌdaɪləˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
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CMU ARPABET: D IH2 L AH0 T EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dilation
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dilation
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
the act of expanding an aperture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the dilation of the pupil of the eye
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dilation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expansion, enlargement
Narrower terms: vasodilation, mydriasis
noun
Meaning 5
the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: distension, distention
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition
Narrower terms: tympanites, ectasia, ectasis, varicocele
History
Etymology
From Old French dilatation, from Late Latin dīlātātio, early 15th c.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: monisanaisuus — prolixity
- Indonesian: dilatasi — prolixity
- Czech: dilatace — act of dilating; dilation
- Finnish: dilataatio — act of dilating; dilation
- French: dilatation — act of dilating; dilation
- German: Vergrößerung — act of dilating; dilation
- Greek: διαστολή (diastolí) — act of dilating; dilation
- Indonesian: dilatasi — act of dilating; dilation
- Irish: leatacht — act of dilating; dilation
- Spanish: dilatación — act of dilating; dilation
- Finnish: dilataatio — dilation of a canal or other organ
- German: Vergrößerung — dilation of a canal or other organ
- Greek: διαστολή (diastolí) — dilation of a canal or other organ
- Indonesian: dilatasi — dilation of a canal or other organ
- Spanish: dilatación — dilation of a canal or other organ