different between dilator vs dilater

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

Alternative forms

• dilator

Etymology

dilate +? -er

Noun

dilater (plural dilaters)

1. One who, or that which, dilates, expands, or enlarges.

Anagrams

• redtail, trailed, trialed

French

Verb

dilater

1. (transitive) to dilate

Conjugation

Further reading

• “dilater” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• délirât

Latin

Verb

d?l?ter

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

Middle French

Etymology

Attested at least as early as 1314, borrowed from Latin d?l?t?.

Verb

dilater

1. (transitive) to spread
2. (reflexive, se dilater) to spread out; to cover a larger area than before
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     La ou la mer s'espant et se dilate

     In the place where the sea expands and spreads out

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.