dilatation

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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/
  • 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
    Synonym: dilation
  3. A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.
    Synonym: dilation

Translations


French

Etymology

From Latin dīlātātio.

Pronunciation

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Noun

dilatation f (plural dilatations)

  1. dilation; act or instance of dilating

Further reading


Middle French

Noun

dilatation f (plural dilatations)

  1. dilation; act or instance of dilating

Old French

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. dilation; act or instance of dilating

Descendants

  • English: dilatation
  • Middle French: dilatation