dilation

dilatjɔ̃

dilatations

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Definition of dilation - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

médical

TECH.

augmentation du volume ou de la taille d'un organe

TECH.

Le médecin observe la dilation des pupilles du patient.

élargissement

expansion

phonétique

TECH.

phénomène où une voyelle influence l'aperture d'une autre voyelle

TECH.

La dilation vocalique modifie la prononciation de certains mots.

retard

Dated

action de reporter quelque chose à plus tard

Dated

La dilation du projet a causé des problèmes budgétaires.

ajournement

report

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Origin of dilation

latin, dilatare (étendre) + suffixe -ion (action)

Examples of dilation in a sentence

Une dilation soudaine des vaisseaux sanguins peut provoquer des vertiges.
La dilation affecte la clarté des voyelles en français.
On observe la dilation dans certains dialectes régionaux.
La dilation des délais a frustré l’équipe.
Une nouvelle dilation du rendez-vous est prévue.

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English:dilation, vowel dilation, ...
German:Dilatation, Dilation, ...
Italian:dilatazione, dilazione, ...
Spanish:dilatación, expansión vocálica, ...
Portuguese:dilatação, adiamento, ...
Chinese:扩张, 元音扩张, ...
Japanese:拡張, 母音拡張, ...
Arabic:اتساع, اتساع صوتي, ...
Hebrew:הַרְחָבָה, הַרְחָבָה פוֹנֶטִית, ...
Russian:расширение, диляция, ...
Ukrainian:дилатація, диляція, ...
Catalan:dilatació, ajornament, ...
Danish:dilatation, vokalisk påvirkning af åbningsgrad, ...
Dutch:dilatatie, dilatie, ...
Greek:διόγκωση, διαστολή, ...
Hungarian:tágulás, vokális tágulás, ...
Khmer:ការពង្រីក, បាតុភូតសូរសាស្ត្រដែលស្រៈមួយធ្វើឱ្យកម្រិតបើកមាត់របស់ស្រៈមួយទៀតប្រែប្រួល, ...
Korean:확장, 모음 확장, ...
Polish:rozszerzenie, rozszerzenie samogłoski, ...
Portuguese (BR):dilatação, adiamento, ...
Romanian:dilatare, lărgire vocalică, ...
Swedish:dilatation, dilation, ...
Thai:การขยายตัว, การขยายเสียงสระ, ...
Turkish:dilatasyon, ünlü genişlemesi, ...
Vietnamese:giãn nở, hiện tượng giãn âm, ...

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Noun, feminine

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