dilation

CEFRB2

/daɪˈleɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The widening of an opening, tube, or body part.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    State of being dilated; expansion; dilatation.

Examples

  • This effect is called time dilation.

  • Time dilation is an interesting phenomenon.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act of dilating.

  2. In morphology, a basic operation (denoted ⊕) that usually uses a structuring element for probing and expanding the shapes contained in the input image.

More examples

In context

  • The wise queen, however she might seem to have a fair opportunity offered to her suit, finds it not good to apprehend it too suddenly; as desiring by this small dilation to prepare the ear and heart of the king for so important a request

Synonyms

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The blank of the blood vessels caused by the medication increased blood flow.

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Origin

noun

From dilate + -ion, late 16th c.