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Dilation : (noun)
1: a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular
topic
2: the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil
of the eye" [syn: dilatation]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Dilation : \Di*la"tion\, n. [L. dilatio. See Dilatory.]
Delay. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Dilation : \Di*la"tion\, n. [Based on 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Dilation : Dilation: The process of enlargement, stretching, or expansion. The word "dilatation" means the same thing. Both come from the Latin "dilatare" meaning "to enlarge or
expand."
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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