different between dilation vs delation

English

Etymology

From dilate +? -ion, late 16th c.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /da??le???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

dilation (countable and uncountable, plural dilations)

1. The act of dilating.
2. State of being dilated; expansion; dilatation.

   Synonyms: expansion, dilatation

3. (obsolete) Delay.

   Synonyms: cunctation, hold-up; see also Thesaurus:delay

   • The wise queen, however she might seem to have a fair opportunity offered to her suit, finds it not good to apprehend it too suddenly; as desiring by this small dilation to prepare the ear and heart of the king for so important a request

4. (mathematics) In morphology, a basic operation (denoted ?) that usually uses a structuring element for probing and expanding the shapes contained in the input image.

Translations

Anagrams

• dial into, dilatino, laid into

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin d?l?ti?.

Noun

dilation f (oblique plural dilations, nominative singular dilation, nominative plural dilations)

1. dissemination; spreading (of rumors, stories, etc.)

English

Etymology

From Latin d?l?ti?.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??le??n?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /di?le??n?/

Noun

delation (countable and uncountable, plural delations)

1. (obsolete) Conveyance.
2. (law) An accusation or charge brought against someone, especially by an informer; the act of accusing someone.
   • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 253:

     A wise woman who was popular with her neighbours might escape delation; whereas one who had fallen out with them might find herself accused not just of charming, but even of black witchcraft.

   • 2012, Bradford E. Hinze, Chapter 1: A Decade of Disciplining Theologians, Richard R. Gaillardetz (editor), When the Magisterium Intervenes, Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier), page 9,

     Delations frequently come from a local bishop, but there have been cases where vigilante groups (e.g., Catholics United for the Faith) and individuals have complained about a theologian's writings or lectures.

Synonyms

• (accusation): accusation, denunciation

Translations

Anagrams

• dial tone, indolate, tiadenol