dilatant

(dī lāt'nt, də-)

adjective

  1. dilating or tending to dilate
  2. expanding in bulk when the shape is changed: said of masses of certain granular substances
  3. becoming solid, or setting, under pressure, as certain colloidal solutions

Origin: L dilatans, prp. of dilatare: see dilate

noun

a thing that can dilate

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See dilatant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Tending to dilate; dilating.
  2. Exhibiting dilatancy.
noun
A dilator.
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