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/ˈdīˌlāt/,/dīˈlāt/,
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dilates, 3rd person singular present; dilated, past tense; dilated, past participle; dilating, present participle;
  1. Make or become wider, larger, or more open
    • - her eyes dilated with horror
    • - the woman dilated her nostrils
  2. Speak or write at length on (a subject)

  1. become wider; "His pupils were dilated"
  2. elaborate: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
  3. (dilation) a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic
  4. (dilation) the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye"
  5. Dilate is the seventh studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1996. Dilate is her highest-selling and critically acclaimed record, with U.S. sales of over 480,000 units according to SoundScan.
  6. Dilate was the fifth album by Bardo Pond. It was released on April 24, 2001 on Matador Records.
  7. Dilate was an ambient solo project begun in 1996 by keyboard player Victor Wulf.
  8. (Dilation (metric space)) In mathematics, a dilation is a function from a metric space into itself that satisfies the identity
  9. (Dilation (morphology)) Dilation is one of the basic operations in mathematical morphology. Originally developed for binary images, it has been expanded first to grayscale images, and then to complete lattices. ...
  10. (Dilation (operator theory)) In operator theory, a dilation of an operator T on a Hilbert space H is an operator on a larger Hilbert space K , whose restriction to H is T.
  11. To enlarge; to make bigger; To become wider or larger; to expand
  12. (dilation) Delay; The act of dilating, or the state of being dilated; expansion; dilatation
  13. (Dilated) Expanded, broadened, flaring.
  14. (Dilated) Something that needs to happen for the baby to come out. That’s all the man really needs to know.
  15. (dilating) When eyes are dilated, the pupils are wider than normal. This is accomplished by placing docops in your eyes. Your vision will normally be blurry for up to several hours after dilation.
  16. (Dilation) The process of enlarging or further opening a passage or anastomosis.
  17. (Dilation) The extent to which the cervix has opened in preparation for childbirth. It is measured in centimeters, with full dilation being 10 centimeters.
  18. (Dilation) the amount a cervix has opened in preparation for the baby's birth
  19. (Dilation) the opening of the cervix during childbirth.
  20. (dilation) widening; stretching; expanding
  21. (Dilation) A procedure that stretches the narrowed lumen back to an appropriate diameter.
  22. (Dilation) A transformation in which each point P in the plane is mapped to a point P' on the ray OP where O is a fixed point in the plane. The position if P' is determined by the scale factor k by choosing P' so OP' = k OP. If k is less than one the transformation is called a contraction. ...
  23. (Dilation) A transformation that stretches or shrinks a figure to create a similar figure.  A dilation is a type of similarity transformation.
  24. (Dilation) Condition of being stretched out, or distended beyond normal size. Dilation is an increase in the diameter of a segment of a hollow organ such as the intestine
  25. (Dilation) Drops are used to cause the iris to contract, resulting in a larger pupil. This allows for a better view of the internal eye structures, especially the peripheral retina.