dilatation
English
/ˌdaɪleɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
Definitions
- Prolixity; diffuse discourse.
- The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated
- A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.
Etymology
Derived from Old French dilatation derived from Latin dīlātātio.
Origin
Latin
dīlātātio
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bronchodilatation English
- dilatational English
- hydrodilatation English
- postdilatation English
- predilatation English
- redilatation English
- vasodilatation English
- venodilatation English
- dīlātātio Latin
- Dilatation German
- dilatazione Italian
- dilatation French
- dilatación Spanish, Castilian
- dilatação Portuguese
- dilatation Old French
- dilatació Catalan, Valencian