dilation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of dilating.
2. (countable, uncountable) State of being dilated; expansion; dilatation.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Delay.
4. (countable, uncountable) In morphology, a basic operation (denoted ⊕) that usually uses a structuring element for probing and expanding the shapes contained in the input image.

Synonyms

dilatation

expansion

distension

widening

broadening

amplification

enlarge

enlargement

extension

expatiation

diastatole

expand

augmentation

expatiate

extend

explain in detail

growing

unpack

widen

wideness

amplify

dilate

diastole

distention

Translations

dilatación

dilatation

estensione

dilatazione

Erweiterung

διαστολή

dilatação

genleşme

Dehnung

amplificación

dilatació

extension

Dilatation

amplification

Ausdehnung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/daɪˈleɪʃən/

Etymology

From dilate + -ion, late 16th c.