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Dilation

Di-la′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
dilatio
. See
Dilatory
.]
Delay.
[Obs.]
Bp. Hall.

Di-la′tion

,
Noun.
[From
dilate
, v., cf.
Dilatation
,
Dilator
.]
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.

Definition 2024


dilation

dilation

English

Noun

dilation (plural dilations)

  1. The act of dilating.
  2. State of being dilated; expansion; dilatation.
  3. (obsolete) Delay.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Hall to this entry?)

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Old French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin dīlātiō.

Noun

dilation f (oblique plural dilations, nominative singular dilation, nominative plural dilations)

  1. dissemination; spreading (of rumors, stories, etc.)