( v. t. )
To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all directions; to swell; -- opposed to contract; as, the air dilates the lungs; air is dilated by increase of heat.
( v. t. )
To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all directions; to swell; -- opposed to contract; as, the air dilates the lungs; air is dilated by increase of heat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012