Dilatant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. dilating; expanding.
  2. exhibiting an increase in volume on being changed in shape, owing to a wider spacing between particles.
  3. (of rock) exhibiting an increase in volume owing to rearrangement and recrystallization of constituent grains.
adjective
  1. tending to dilate; dilating
  2. of, concerned with, or exhibiting dilatancy
noun
  1. something, such as a catheter, that causes dilation
Dilatant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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