dilation

Other forms of dilation

plural

dilations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about dilation

What does dilation mean?

dilation means "a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dilation?

dilation has 3 syllables: di-la-tion. The stress falls on "la". In IPA it is /ˌdaɪˈleɪʃən/.

What is another word for dilation?

Close synonyms include dilatation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dilation a common word?

dilation is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with dilation?

65 words rhyme with dilation. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.