Etymology

dilatometer

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Today it means: An instrument used to measure the expansion of solids and liquids when heated, or when subjected to some other physical process. Full definition →

English dilate ← Middle English dilaten ← Old French dilater
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  1. Latindīlātō
  2. Old Frenchdilater
  3. Middle Englishdilaten
  4. Englishdilate
  5. English todaydilatometer

From dilate + -o- + -meter.

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