dilation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic
  2. noun the act of expanding an aperture
    dilatation.
    • the dilation of the pupil of the eye

WordNet

Di*la"tion noun
Etymology
L. dilatio. See Dilatory.
Definitions
  1. Delay. Obs. Bp. Hall.
Di*la"tion noun
Etymology
From dilate, v., cf. Dilatation, Dilator.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913