dilatancy
English
noun
Definitions
- The property of dilating or expanding, especially by means of an increase in space between the component parts.
- (physics) The phenomenon of some substances whose viscosity increases with shear rate, or with pressure.
Etymology
Suffix from English dilate, dilatant.
Origin
English
dilatant
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Cognates and derived terms
- bronchodilate English
- dilatability English
- dilatable English
- dilatant English
- dilatative English
- dilate English
- dilater English
- dilatest English
- dilateth English
- dilative English
- dilatometer English
- dilatometry English
- dilaton English
- dilator English
- postdilate English
- predilate English
- redilate English
- vasodilate English
- dilater Middle French