Definition of Dilation. Meaning of Dilation. Synonyms of Dilation

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Definition of Dilation

Dilation
Dilation Di*la"tion, n. [L. dilatio. See Dilatory.] Delay. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
Dilation
Dilation Di*la"tion, n. [From dilate, v., cf. Dilatation, Dilator.] The act of dilating, or the state of being dilated; expansion; dilatation. --Mrs. Browning. At first her eye with slow dilation rolled. --Tennyson. A gigantic dilation of the hateful figure. --Dickens.

Meaning of Dilation from wikipedia

- (general relativity). When unspecified, "time dilation" usually refers to the effect due to velocity. The dilation compares "wris****ch" clock readings between...
- Look up dilation, dilatation, dilate, or dilates in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dilation (or dilatation) may refer to: Cervical dilation, the widening...
- Gravitational time dilation is a form of time dilation, an actual difference of elapsed time between two events, as measured by observers situated at...
- Dilation (or dilatation) and curettage (D&C) is a medical procedure that dilates (widens or opens) the cervix and surgically removes tissue from the lining...
- origin, then the dilation of A by B can be understood as the locus of the points covered by B when the center of B moves inside A. The dilation of a square...
- cervical dilator), urethra, esophagus, or ****l introitus. A pharmacological treatment used to induce dilation, such as cervical dilation, vasodilation...
- Mydriasis is the dilation of the pupil, usually having a non-physiological cause, or sometimes a physiological pupillary response. Non-physiological causes...
- Dilatancy may refer to: Dilatancy (granular material): an increase in volume under shear Dilatancy (viscous material): the solidification of viscous fluids...
- Dilation and evacuation (D&E) or dilatation and evacuation (British English) is the dilation of the cervix and surgical evacuation of the uterus (potentially...
- a gradual dilation of the myocardium, especially the ventricular myocardium, to support the blood volume overload in the chambers. Dilation manifests...