dilatant
[dih-leyt-nt, dahy-]
See more synonyms for dilatant on Thesaurus.com- dilating; expanding.
- Physical Chemistry. exhibiting an increase in volume on being changed in shape, owing to a wider spacing between particles.
- Petrology. (of rock) exhibiting an increase in volume owing to rearrangement and recrystallization of constituent grains.
Origin of dilatant
1835–45; <
Latin dīlātant- (stem of
dīlātāns), present participle of
dīlātāre to
dilate; see
-ant Related formsdi·lat·an·cy, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for dilatant
extensive,
inclusive,
far-reaching,
wide-ranging,
ample,
big,
elastic,
great,
large,
thorough,
voluminous,
wide,
widespread,
expansile,
all-embracing,
dilatant,
unrepressed,
unsuppressed
British Dictionary definitions for dilatant- tending to dilate; dilating
- physics of, concerned with, or exhibiting dilatancy
- something, such as a catheter, that causes dilation
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