dilatation

From Old French dilatation, from Late Latin dīlātātio, early 15th c.

• IPA^(key): /ˌdaɪleɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/, /dɪleɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌdaɪləˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

dilatation (usually uncountable, plural dilatations)

1. Prolixity; diffuse discourse.
2. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated

   Synonym: dilation

3. A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.

   Synonym: dilation

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dilatation f (plural dilatations)

1. dilation; act or instance of dilating

• “dilatation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

dilatation f (plural dilatations)

1. dilation; act or instance of dilating

Coined circa 1320 in Chirurgie by Henri de Mondeville from Late Latin dīlātātio.

dilatation f (oblique plural dilatations, nominative singular dilatation, nominative plural dilatations)

1. dilation; act or instance of dilating