dilatación

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dīlātātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dilataˈθjon/ [d̪i.la.t̪aˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /dilataˈsjon/ [d̪i.la.t̪aˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: di‧la‧ta‧ción

Noun

dilatación f (plural dilataciones)

1. dilatation, dilation
2. expansion

   Synonym: expansión

Related terms

• dilatar

Further reading

• “dilatación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025