dilatation
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/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - 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
- 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).
- Synonym: dilation
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- A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.
- Synonym: dilation
Derived terms
- dilatation and curettage
- time dilatation
Translations
prolixity
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act of dilating; dilation — See also translations at dilation
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dilation of a canal or other organ — See also translations at dilation
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French
Etymology
From Latin dīlātātio.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
dilatation f (plural dilatations)
- dilation; act or instance of dilating
Related terms
- dilater
Further reading
- “dilatation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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 f (oblique plural dilatations, nominative singular dilatation, nominative plural dilatations)
- dilation; act or instance of dilating
Descendants
- → English: dilatation
- Middle French: dilatation
- French: dilatation