dilation
NounUS[dahy-ley-shuhn]/ˌdaɪˈleɪʃən/3 syllables
Synonyms:
dilatation
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topicType of discussion, treatment
- the act of expanding an aperture“the dilation of the pupil of the eye”Synonyms: dilatationType of expansion, enlargementKinds mydriasis, vasodilation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Di·la′tion noun
Origin: L. dilatio. See Dilatory.
Delay. obsolete Bp. Joseph Hall
Di·la′tion noun
Origin: From dilate, v., cf. Dilatation, Dilator.
The act of dilating, or the state of being dilated; expansion; dilatation. Eliz. Barrett Browning
At first her eye with slow dilation rolled.— Alfred Tennyson
A gigantic dilation of the hateful figure.— Charles Dickens
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54