dilatancy

di·lat·ant

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-leyt-nt, dahy-]
- /dɪˈleɪt nt, daɪ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-leyt-nt, dahy-]
- /dɪˈleɪt nt, daɪ-/

Definitions of dilatancy word

adjective dilatancy dilating; expanding. 1
adjective dilatancy Physical Chemistry. exhibiting an increase in volume on being changed in shape, owing to a wider spacing between particles. 1
adjective dilatancy Petrology. (of rock) exhibiting an increase in volume owing to rearrangement and recrystallization of constituent grains. 1
noun dilatancy a phenomenon caused by the nature of the stacking or fitting together of particles or granules in a heterogeneous system, such as the solidification of certain sols under pressure, and the thixotropy of certain gels 0
noun dilatancy The property of dilating or expanding, especially by means of an increase in space between the component parts. 0
noun dilatancy (physics) The phenomenon of some substances whose viscosity increases with shear rate, or with pressure. 0

See all 6 definitions of dilatancy

Information block about the term

Origin of dilatancy

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

1835-45; < Latin dīlātant- (stem of dīlātāns), present participle of dīlātāre to dilate; see -ant

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dilatancy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dilatancy

dilatancy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dilatancy usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer