dilatancy

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. (countable, uncountable) The property of dilating or expanding, especially by means of an increase in space between the component parts.
2. (countable, uncountable) The phenomenon of some substances whose viscosity increases with shear rate, or with pressure.

Synonyme

distensibility

expandability

expansibility

expansiveness

Etymologie (Englisch)

From dilate + -ancy or dilatant + -cy.