dilatation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dilatation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for dilatation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dilatation n the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions [syn: dilatation, distension, distention] the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye" Synonym(s): dilation, dilatation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dilatation \Dil`a*ta"tion\, n. [OE. dilatacioun, F. dilatation, L. dilatatio, fr. dilatare. See {Dilate}, and cf. 2d {Dilation}.] 1. Prolixity; diffuse discourse. [Obs.] [bd]What needeth greater dilatation?[b8] --Chaucer. 2. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on al[?] sides; the state of being dilated; dilation. 3. (Anat.) A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.