Definitions for dilatant
dilatant
di·lat·ant
Spelling: [dih-leyt-nt, dahy-]
IPA: /dɪˈleɪt nt, daɪ-/
Dilatant is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.
You can make 178 anagrams from letters in dilatant (aadilntt).
Definitions for dilatant
adjective
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dilating; expanding.
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Physical Chemistry. exhibiting an increase in volume on being changed in shape, owing to a wider spacing between particles.
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Petrology. (of rock) exhibiting an increase in volume owing to rearrangement and recrystallization of constituent grains.
Origin of dilatant
1835-45; Latin dīlātant- (stem of dīlātāns), present participle of dīlātāre to dilate; see -ant