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dilation

UK
/daɪˈleɪʃən/
US
/daɪˈleɪʃən/

Translations

dilationnoun
dilations
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homothétieMathématiques.
The geometry teacher explained how dilation can change the size of a figure while maintaining its shape.
Le professeur de géométrie a expliqué comment une homothétie peut changer la taille d’une figure tout en conservant sa forme.
The dilation of the pupils is a common response to low light conditions.
L’élargissement des pupilles est une réaction courante à une faible luminosité.
dilatationMédecine, physiologie.
The doctor performed a dilation of the cervix to facilitate the surgical procedure.
Le médecin a pratiqué une dilatation du col de l’utérus pour faciliter l’intervention chirurgicale.
dilatationPhysique, notamment en relativité.
According to relativity, astronauts traveling near the speed of light will experience noticeable time dilation.
Selon la relativité, les astronautes voyageant près de la vitesse de la lumière subiront une dilatation du temps notable.
Synonyms
expansion
enlargement
widening
stretching
broadening
dilationadjective
more dilation
Comp.
most dilation
Super.
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Used attributively before another noun, e.g., 'dilation factor'.
dilatateurMédecine, pour ce qui sert à dilater ou provoque une dilatation.
The surgeon employed a dilation balloon catheter to widen the artery.
Le chirurgien a utilisé un cathéter à ballonnet dilatateur pour élargir l’artère.

Definitions

dilationnoun
The action or condition of becoming or being made wider, larger, or more open.
The dilation of the pupils is a common response to low light conditions.
A medical procedure or process in which a part of the body is expanded or enlarged.
The doctor performed a dilation of the cervix to facilitate the surgical procedure.
In mathematics, a transformation that produces an image that is the same shape as the original, but is a different size.
The geometry teacher explained how dilation can change the size of a figure while maintaining its shape.
In physics, a difference in the measured duration of an event as experienced by observers in different frames of reference, especially at relativistic speeds or differing gravitational potentials.
According to relativity, astronauts traveling near the speed of light will experience noticeable time dilation.
dilationadjective
Relating to, involving, or causing dilation.
The surgeon employed a dilation balloon catheter to widen the artery.
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