Thesaurus: dilation

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1. n. Delay.
2. n. The act of dilating, or the state of being dilated; expansion; dilatation.
3. n. a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic
4. n. the act of expanding an aperture
5. Delay. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. 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.
6. Delay. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
7. n:100 n. a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic n. the act of expanding an aperture