Found 2 items, similar to dilation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dilation dilation n 1: a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic 2: the act of expanding an aperture; “the dilation of the pupil of the eye” [syn: dilatation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dilation Dilation \Di*la"tion\, n. [L. dilatio. See Dilatory.] Delay. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] Dilation \Di*la"tion\, n. [From dilate, v., cf. Dilatation, Dilator.] The act of dilating, or the state of being dilated; expansion; dilatation. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] At first her eye with slow dilation rolled. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] A gigantic dilation of the hateful figure. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]