Definition of Dilatetion

Definition of Dilatetion

Dil`a*ta"tion (?), n. [OE. dilatacioun, F. dilatation, L. dilatatio, fr. dilatare. See Dilate, and cf. 2d Dilation.] 1. Prolixity; diffuse discourse. [Obs.] "What needeth greater dilatation?" Chaucer.

2. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on al&?; sides; the state of being dilated; dilation.

3. (Anat.) A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Prolixity; diffuse discourse.
The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on al/ sides; the state of being dilated; dilation.
A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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