1. Action de dilater, de se dilater.
2. État de ce qui est dilaté. La dilatation des pupilles dénonce l'usage de stupéfiants.
ETYM Old Eng. dilatacioun, French dilatation, Latin dilatatio, from dilatare. Related to Dilate, Dilation.
1. Prolixity; diffuse discourse.
2. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated; dilation.
3. A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.