dilatant

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adjective

Tending to dilate, or causing dilation.

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Meanings

adjectivedilatant (comparative more dilatant, superlative most dilatant)

comparative more dilatant · superlative most dilatant

  1. Tending to dilate, or causing dilation.
  2. natural sciencesExhibiting dilatancy.
noundilatant (plural dilatants)

plural dilatants

  1. A dilator.
  2. natural sciencesA substance whose viscosity increases with rate of shear.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

dilatant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilatant

MLA

“dilatant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilatant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dilatant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilatant.

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