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n. The act or process of expanding; dilation.

n. The condition of being expanded or stretched.

n. A dilated formation or part.

n. Medicine The condition of being abnormally enlarged or dilated, as of an organ, orifice, or tubular structure: dilatation of the stomach. Also called dilation.

n. Lengthy explanation or elaboration of a subject in writing or speech.

n. Prolixity; diffuse discourse.

n. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated; dilation.

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

n. Prolixity; diffuse discourse.

n. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on al� sides; the state of being dilated; dilation.

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

n. The act of expanding; expansion, as by heat; a spreading or enlarging in all directions; the state of being expanded or distended; distention.

n. Specifically Diffuseness of speech; prolixity; enlargement.

n. An abnormal enlargement of an aperture or a canal of the body, or one made for the purposes of surgical or medical treatment. See expansion.

n. A dilated part of anything; specifically, in zoology, a dilated portion of an organ or a mark.

n. In elasticity, change of volume under stress.

n. the act of expanding an aperture

n. the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions

"The effect of this mixture is a dilatation, which is nearly as four thousand to unity; and the lead in your barrel exhibits another effect, which is the product of its bulk multiplied by its velocity."

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prolixity    expansion    dilation    swelling    swell    enlargement    distention    ectasia    aneurism    diastole   

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dilation    elongation    diastole    systole    distension    depolarization    enlargement    effacement    distention    constriction