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dilatations

dilatations is the plural of dilatation.

Meaning of dilatation

Noun

dilatation (usually uncountable, plural dilatations)

  1. (usually) Prolixity; diffuse discourse.
  2. (usually) The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated
    • These [boys being groomed as prostitutes] are sold by their parents (sometimes stolen from them), about the age of 4, and educated, while they are also subjected to a special physical training, which includes massage of the gluteal regions to favor development, dilatation of the anus, and epilation...1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)
    Synonyms:
    dilation
  3. (usually) A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.
    Synonyms:
    dilation

Phrases with dilatations

Questions about dilatations

What is dilatations the plural of?
Dilatations is the plural of dilatation.

Words near dilatations in the dictionary

  1. dilatates
  2. dilatating
  3. dilatation
  4. dilatation and curettage
  5. dilatational
  6. dilatations
  7. dilatative
  8. dilatator
  9. dilatators
  10. dilatatory
  11. dilate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dilatations (page history and authors); dilatation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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