dilation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /daɪˈleɪʃən/ (UK, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From dilate + -ion, late 16th c.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of dilating.
- (countable, uncountable) State of being dilated; expansion; dilatation.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Delay.
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
1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) In morphology, a basic operation (denoted ⊕) that usually uses a structuring element for probing and expanding the shapes contained in the input image.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dilations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hyperdilation · time dilation · venodilation · underdilation · dilation and curettage · postdilation · nipple-dilation · dilational · redilation · arteriodilation · dilation and extraction · intact dilation and evacuation · intact dilation and extraction · overdilation · vasodilation · bronchodilation
Synonyms
dilatation · cunctation · cunctation · dilation · prorogation · postponement · holdoff · hesitation · detain · respite · hesitance · delay · deferment · retard · expansion · hesitancy · hinder · hold-up · hold-up
Translations (16)
es dilatación (act of dilating) · pt dilatação (state of being dilated) · ga leathadh (act of dilating) · gl dilatación (state of being dilated) · ca dilatació (act of dilating) · hu tágulás (state of being dilated) · tr dilatasyon (act of dilating) · pt dilatação (act of dilating) · fr dilatation (act of dilating) · ru дилатация (act of dilating) · gl dilatación (act of dilating) · ga leathadh (state of being dilated) · hu kitágulás (state of being dilated) · hu tágítás (act of dilating) · hu kitágítás (act of dilating) · hu tágulat (state of being dilated)