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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions;
[syn: dilatation, distension, distention]

2. the act of expanding an aperture;
- Example: "the dilation of the pupil of the eye"
[syn: dilation, dilatation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dilatation \Dil`a*ta"tion\, n. [OE. dilatacioun, F. dilatation, L. dilatatio, fr. dilatare. See Dilate, and cf. 2d Dilation.] 1. Prolixity; diffuse discourse. [Obs.] "What needeth greater dilatation?" --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on al? sides; the state of being dilated; dilation. [1913 Webster] 3. (Anat.) A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dilatation n 1: the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions [syn: dilatation, distension, distention] 2: the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye" [syn: dilation, dilatation]