Thesaurus: dilatation

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1. n. Prolixity; diffuse discourse.
2. n. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on al/ sides; the state of being dilated; dilation.
3. n. A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.
4. n. the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
5. n. the act of expanding an aperture
6. 1. Prolixity; diffuse discourse. [Obs.] "What needeth greater dilatation" Chaucer. 2. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on al 3. (Anat.) A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.
7. n:100 n. the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions