different between dilator vs dilatant

English

Etymology

dilate +? -or

Noun

dilator (plural dilators)

1. (anatomy) Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate
2. (medicine) Any drug that causes such dilation
3. (medicine) An instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity

Synonyms

• (that which causes dilation): dilatator, dilater

Anagrams

• Altidor, ortalid

Latin

Verb

d?l?tor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of d?l?t?

References

• dilator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• dilator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• dilator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Adjective

dilatant (comparative more dilatant, superlative most dilatant)

1. Tending to dilate, or causing dilation.
2. (physics) Exhibiting dilatancy.

Noun

dilatant (plural dilatants)

1. A dilator.
2. (physics) A substance whose viscosity increases with rate of shear.

Anagrams

• atlantid

Catalan

Verb

dilatant

1. present participle of dilatar

French

Verb

dilatant

1. present participle of dilater

Latin

Verb

d?l?tant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of d?l?t?

Romanian

Etymology

From French dilatant.

Adjective

dilatant m or n (feminine singular dilatant?, masculine plural dilatan?i, feminine and neuter plural dilatante)

1. dilatant

Declension