dilatabilityn.
/dʌɪˌleɪtəˈbɪlɪti//dɪˌleɪtəˈbɪlɪti/ The quality of being dilatable, capacity of being dilated.
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the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > quality of being expandable
dilatability1701
expansibility1701
enlargeableness1878
dilatancy1885
expandability1961
1701 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 3) i. 30 We take notice of the wonderful dilatability or extensiveness of the Throats..of Serpents.
1774 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 63 435 Substances that..differed in their dilatability.
1823 W. Henry Elements Exper. Chem. (ed. 9) I. iii. 138 The law of the dilatability of gases by heat has already been stated.
1875 J. Croll Climate & Time vii. 116 Taking the dilatability of sea water to be the same as that of fresh.
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