dilatation

English

Etymology

From Old French dilatation, from Late Latin dīlātātio, early 15th c.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdaɪleɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/, /dɪleɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌdaɪləˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

dilatation (usually uncountable, plural dilatations)

1. Prolixity; diffuse discourse.
2. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated
   • 1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)‎^[1]:

     These [boys being groomed as prostitutes] are sold by their parents (sometimes stolen from them), about the age of 4, and educated, while they are also subjected to a special physical training, which includes massage of the gluteal regions to favor development, dilatation of the anus, and epilation (which is not, however, practised by Chinese women).

   Synonym: dilation

3. A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.

   Synonym: dilation

Translations

prolixity

• Finnish: monisanaisuus (fi)
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act of dilating; dilation — see also dilation

• Finnish: dilataatio (fi)
• French: dilatation (fr) f
• German: Vergrößerung (de) f
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• Greek: διαστολή (el) f (diastolí)
• Irish: leatacht f
• Spanish: dilatación (es) f

dilation of a canal or other organ — see also dilation

• Finnish: dilataatio (fi)
• German: Vergrößerung (de) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: διαστολή (el) f (diastolí)
• Spanish: dilatación (es) f

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French

Etymology

From Latin dīlātātio.

Pronunciation

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Noun

dilatation f (plural dilatations)

1. dilation; act or instance of dilating

Related terms

• dilater

Further reading

• “dilatation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Middle French

Noun

dilatation f (plural dilatations)

1. dilation; act or instance of dilating

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Old French

Etymology

Coined circa 1320 in Chirurgie by Henri de Mondeville from Late Latin dīlātātio.

Noun

dilatation oblique singular, f (oblique plural dilatations, nominative singular dilatation, nominative plural dilatations)

1. dilation; act or instance of dilating

Descendants

• → English: dilatation
• Middle French: dilatation
  • French: dilatation