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Webster 1913 Edition

Dilatable

Di-lat′a-ble

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
dilatable
.]
Capable of expansion; that may be dilated; – opposed to
contractible
;
as, the lungs are
dilatable
by the force of air; air is
dilatable
by heat.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dilatable

DILATABLE

,
Adj.
Capable of expansion; possessing elasticity; elastic. A bladder is dilatable by the force of air; air is dilatable by heat. It is opposed to contractible.

Definition 2024

dilatable

dilatable

English

Adjective

dilatable ‎(comparative more dilatable, superlative most dilatable)

  1. That can be dilated

Translations

French

Adjective

dilatable m, f ‎(plural dilatables)

  1. dilatable

Etymology

dilate +‎ -able

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