dilatation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
Types & categories
- physical condition hypernym
- tympanites hyponym
- ectasia hyponym
- varicocele hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the act of expanding an aperture
the dilation of the pupil of the eye
Types & categories
- expansion hypernym
- vasodilation hyponym
- mydriasis hyponym
Related & opposite
- distend derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | distend |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | distend |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical condition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tympanites |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ectasia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | varicocele |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | distend |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | expansion |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | vasodilation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mydriasis |