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dilation

Meaning of "dilation" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DILATION

daɪˈleɪʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DILATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dilation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DILATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dilation in the English dictionary

The first definition of dilation in the dictionary is expansion; widening. Other definition of dilation is delay; procrastination. Dilation is also a similarity transformation in which a figure is enlarged or reduced using a scale factor, without altering the centre.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DILATION

calculation · cancellation · circulation · compilation · correlation · formulation · installation · insulation · isolation · legislation · manipulation · musculation · mutilation · population · regulation · relation · simulation · translation · ventilation · violation

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DILATION

dilatable · dilatableness · dilatably · dilatancy · dilatant · dilatation · dilatational · dilatator · dilate · dilater · dilation and curettage · dilative · dilatometer · dilatometric · dilatometrically · dilatometry · dilator · dilatorily · dilatoriness · dilatory

WORDS THAT END LIKE DILATION

accreditation · action · administration · animation · application · association · certification · citation · combination · communication · confirmation · conversation · corporation · creation · decoration · destination · documentation · duration · education · evaluation · excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of dilation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DILATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dilation» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «dilation» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF DILATION

Find out the translation of dilation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of dilation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dilation» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

扩张
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

dilatación
570 millions of speakers
en

English

dilation
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

फैलाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تمدد
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

расширение
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

dilatação
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

প্রসারণ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

dilatation
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

pengembangan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Erweiterung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

拡張
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

팽창
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Dilation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trương ra
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

நீட்டிப்பு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

फैलाव
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

genişleme
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

dilatazione
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

dylatacja
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

розширення
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

dilatarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαστολή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vergroting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dilation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dilatasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dilation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DILATION»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of dilation
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dilation

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DILATION»

Discover the use of dilation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dilation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Schur Parameters, Factorization And Dilation Problems
Some general algorithms that explore the transmission line are also presented in this book. As a whole, the text is self-contained and it is addressed to people interested in the previously mentioned topics or connections between them.
Tiberiu Constantinescu, 1996
2
Classical Function Theory, Operator Dilation Theory, and ...
In three chapters the authors first cover generalizations of the Herglotz representation theorem, von Neumann's inequality and the Sz.-Nagy dilation theorem to multiply connected domains.
Jim Agler, John Harland, Benjamin J. Raphael
3
Relativity: Einstein's Theory of Spacetime, Time Dilation, ...
Albert Einstein discusses the special and general theories of relativity, and the core concepts of modern cosmology, including time dilation, the spacetime continuum, and the energy-mass relationship, in simple non-mathematical terms.
Albert Einstein, 2009
4
Reaction Time and Pupillary Dilation Measures of Emotional ...
Subclinical depressive syndromes such as dysphoria represent increased risk for developing depression and can lead to deleterious mental and physical health outcomes similar to those associated with major depression.
Steven L. Bistricky, 2008
5
Discrete Element Modeling of Rock Pre-peak Fracturing and ...
In this study a methodology is developed for modeling dilation using DEM based particle analysis software PFC (particle flow code, 2D).
Namkak Cho, 2008
6
Gastroenterological Endoscopy
Perforation usually occurs at the site of dilation and may be intracervical, intrathoracic, or intra-abdominal. It usually occurs proximal to the stricture with bougie dilators, or at the level of the stricture with balloon dilators. Perforation may rarely ...
Meinhard Classen, Guido N. J. Tytgat, 2011
7
Machine Vision Algorithms in Java: Techniques and Implementation
Techniques and Implementation Paul F. Whelan, Derek Molloy. 4.3.1 Conditional Dilation If a dilation is successively repeated, then the original image grows without any bounds. Sometimes it is important to restrict growth due to dilation and ...
Paul F. Whelan, Derek Molloy, 2001
8
Neurology of the Newborn
However, readers of previous editions of this book will note a somewhat more aggressive course for progressive posthemorrhagic ventricular dilation, as shown in Figures 11-41 and 11-42, when compared with the course observed in ...
Joseph J. Volpe, 2008
9
Geographic Information Systems for Geoscientists: Modelling ...
We now turn to another useful class of data conversions, the dilation of linear features. In fact the dilation process can be applied to points, lines and areas to produce maps showing proximity relationships. Like the point-to-area conversions, ...
Graeme Bonham-Carter, 1994
10
Geometric Symmetry
Dilation is the enlargement (or reduction) of a figure by means of lines radiating from a centre. If the centre is the point O, any point P is replaced by P', where OPP' is a straight line and OP'.OP is a fixed ratio. The resulting figure is geometrically ...
Edward Harrington Lockwood, Robert Hugh Macmillan, 1978

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DILATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dilation is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Researchers Show Pupil Dilation Can Predict Depression Risk in Kids
Gibb recruited children whose mothers had a history of major depressive disorder and measured their pupil dilation as they viewed angry, ... «Scicasts, Jul 15»
2
Kirby's Krishna Reddy a finalist in national young scientist competition
... which measures pupil dilation to see who might be driving under the ... these substances would be to measure the dilation in a driver's pupils. «Times Record News, Jul 15»
3
Type 2 Diabetes May Damage Thinking Skills: Study --Doctors Lounge
The problem the researchers found was with dilation of the blood vessels, which allows more blood to flow through the brain. Adequate ... «Doctors Lounge, Jul 15»
4
Publication Exclusive: Case selection important when learning new …
A softer nucleus in a younger patient with great dilation tends to be easier to perform than a dense nucleus in an older patient with poor dilation. «Healio, Jul 15»
5
Matters of the Heart: After personal tragedy, Goyne on a mission to …
... a genetic condition where the heart muscle in the right ventricle is replaced by fat and/or fibrous tissue, causing dilation and poor contractions ... «Longview News-Journal, Jul 15»
6
(XENT) - Intersect ENT Enrolls First Patient in Pivotal Study to …
... delivering anti-inflammatory medication following surgical interventions such as sinus surgery in the operating room or in-office sinus dilation. «Benzinga, Jul 15»
7
Heart Attack, Stroke May be Caused by Supposedly 'Good' Body …
The study has remarkably disproved previous perception that smooth muscle cells, the cells responsible for the contraction and dilation of ... «Latinos Health, Jul 15»
8
Image Analysis | 2015-07-08 | Quality Magazine
“The principal elements are erosion and dilation. Erosion kind of peels off the outer layer of pixels of an image. Dilation adds a layer to the ... «Quality Magazine, Jul 15»
9
Active Stocks in Focus: Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU), Intersect ENT …
... delivering anti-inflammatory medication following surgical interventions such as sinus surgery in the operating room or in-office sinus dilation. «SRJ News, Jul 15»
10
How Hillary Clinton can defeat Marco Rubio with time travel - The …
Time passes more slowly for a moving clock than a stationary one, Estes writes, and increased gravity can heighten the effect of “time dilation. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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