dilatantadj.n.

/dʌɪˈleɪtənt/

/dɪˈleɪtənt/

Etymology: < Latin dīlātānt-em (or < French dilatant ) present participle of Latin dīlātāre (French dilater ) to dilate v.²: see -ant suffix¹.

A. adj.

Dilating, expanding; expansive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > expanding

dilating1581

bushing1607

widening1615

explicatinga1630

extensional1647

extending1812

dilatant1841

broadening1850

expanding1859

extensory1885

mushrooming1954

1841 Fraser's Mag. 23 216 My mind had greatly the advantage of my body; this being small, mean, and unseemly, that capacious, lively, and dilatant.

1885 O. Reynolds in Proc. Brit. Assoc. 897 When the dilatant material, such as shot or sand, is bounded by smooth surfaces, the layer of grains adjacent to the surface is in a condition differing from that of the grains within the mass.

B. n.

a. A substance having the property of dilating or expanding.

b. A surgical instrument used for dilating, a dilatator.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	dilatant
释义	dilatantadj.n. /dʌɪˈleɪtənt//dɪˈleɪtənt/ Etymology: < Latin dīlātānt-em (or < French dilatant ) present participle of Latin dīlātāre (French dilater ) to dilate v.²: see -ant suffix¹. A. adj. Dilating, expanding; expansive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > expanding dilating1581 bushing1607 widening1615 explicatinga1630 extensional1647 extending1812 dilatant1841 broadening1850 expanding1859 extensory1885 mushrooming1954 1841 Fraser's Mag. 23 216 My mind had greatly the advantage of my body; this being small, mean, and unseemly, that capacious, lively, and dilatant. 1885 O. Reynolds in Proc. Brit. Assoc. 897 When the dilatant material, such as shot or sand, is bounded by smooth surfaces, the layer of grains adjacent to the surface is in a condition differing from that of the grains within the mass. B. n. a. A substance having the property of dilating or expanding. b. A surgical instrument used for dilating, a dilatator. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adj.n.1841
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