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dilatancies

dilatancies is the plural of dilatancy.

Meaning of dilatancy

Noun

dilatancy (countable and uncountable, plural dilatancies)

  1. The property of dilating or expanding, especially by means of an increase in space between the component parts.
  2. The phenomenon of some substances whose viscosity increases with shear rate, or with pressure.

Questions about dilatancies

What is dilatancies the plural of?
Dilatancies is the plural of dilatancy.

Words near dilatancies in the dictionary

  1. dilarid
  2. dilarids
  3. dilatabilities
  4. dilatability
  5. dilatable
  6. dilatancies
  7. dilatancy
  8. dilatant
  9. dilatants
  10. dilatate
  11. dilatated

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