dilational

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adjective

Involving dilation (or compression)

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English dilation →
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Meanings

adjectivedilational (not comparable)
  1. not comparableInvolving dilation (or compression)

Origin

  1. Englishdilation
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishdilational

From dilation + -al.

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APA

dilational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilational

MLA

“dilational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilational. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dilational,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilational.

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