Dilated Meaning
/daɪˈleɪtɪd/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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adjHaving undergone dilation; enlarged.
"Now the rays of yellow being more refracted by the first Superficies of the said Air than those of red, are thereby made more oblique to the second Superficies, at which they are reflected to produce the colour'd Rings, and consequently the yellow Circle in each Ring will be more dilated than the red; and the Excess of its Dilatation will be so much the greater, by how much the greater is the obliquity of the Rays, until at last it become of equal extent with the red of the same Ring."— 1704, Isaac Newton, Newton's Opticks:
adjRelatively large.
"The sternum forms a long, linear, deeply channeled lobe, between the coxæ, the apex very dilated, cordate, with a very elevated ridge in the centre, like a nose in profile"— 1855, John Curtis, “Remarks relative to the affinities and analogies of natural objects, more particularly of Hypocephalus, a Genus of Coleoptera”, in The transactions of the Linnean Society of London:
verbsimple past and past participle of dilate
Sentence Examples
Tom's pupils became dilated.
My eyes were dilated.
She's having contractions. How dilated is her cervix?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The paramedic noticed the slowly ____ pupils of the unconscious man.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Tom's pupils became ____.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The paramedic noticed the slowly ____ pupils of the unconscious man.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Tom's pupils became ____.