dilatant

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English

Adjective

dilatant (comparative more dilatant, superlative most dilatant)

  1. Tending to dilate, or causing dilation.
  2. (physics) Exhibiting dilatancy.

Noun

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dilatant (plural dilatants)

  1. A dilator.
  2. (physics) A substance whose viscosity increases with rate of shear.

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Catalan

Verb

dilatant

  1. gerund of dilatar

French

Pronunciation

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Participle

dilatant

  1. present participle of dilater

Further reading

Latin

Verb

dīlātant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of dīlātō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dilatant.

Adjective

dilatant m or n (feminine singular dilatantă, masculine plural dilatanți, feminine and neuter plural dilatante)

  1. dilatant

Declension