Dilation
Pronunciation : Di*la"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. dilatio. See Dilatory.]
Definition : Defn: Delay. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Di*la"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From dilate, v., cf. Dilatation, Dilator.]
Definition : Defn: The act of dilating, or the state of being dilated; expansion; dilatation. Mrs. Browning. At first her eye with slow dilation rolled. Tennyson. A gigantic dilation of the hateful figure. Dickens.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913