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dilatancy

dilatancy noun: the property of dilating or expanding, especially by means of an increase in space between the component parts.

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.

Forms of dilatancy

pluraldilatancies

Origin of dilatancy

From dilate + -ancy or dilatant + -cy.

Questions about dilatancy

What does dilatancy mean?
Dilatancy means the property of dilating or expanding, especially by means of an increase in space between the component parts.
What part of speech is dilatancy?
Dilatancy is a noun.
What is the plural of dilatancy?
The plural of dilatancy is dilatancies.

Words near dilatancy in the dictionary

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

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