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English
Etymology
From Old French dilatation, from Late Latin dīlātātio, early 15th c.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdaɪleɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/, /dɪleɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌdaɪləˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
dilatation (usually uncountable, plural dilatations)
- Prolixity; diffuse discourse.
- The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated
- Synonym: dilation
1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6):These [boys being groomed as prostitutes] are sold by their parents (sometimes stolen from them), about the age of 4, and educated, while they are also subjected to a special physical training, which includes massage of the gluteal regions to favor development, dilatation of the anus, and epilation (which is not, however, practised by Chinese women).
- A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.
- Synonym: dilation
Derived terms
Translations
act of dilating; dilation
— see also dilationdilation of a canal or other organ
— see also dilationFrench
Etymology
From Latin dīlātātiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
dilatation f (plural dilatations)
- dilation; act or instance of dilating
Further reading
Middle French
Noun
dilatation f (plural dilatations)
- dilation; act or instance of dilating
Old French
Etymology
Coined circa 1320 in Chirurgie by Henri de Mondeville from Late Latin dīlātātio.
Noun
dilatation oblique singular, f (oblique plural dilatations, nominative singular dilatation, nominative plural dilatations)
- dilation; act or instance of dilating
Descendants