dilatation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
    distension; distention.
  2. noun the act of expanding an aperture
    dilation.
    • the dilation of the pupil of the eye

WordNet

Dil`a*ta"tion noun
Etymology
OE. dilatacioun, F. dilatation, L. dilatatio, fr. dilatare. See Dilate, and cf. 2d Dilation.
Definitions
  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 1913