ALL meanings of dilatant
di·lat·ant
D d - adjective dilatant dilating; expanding. 1
- adjective dilatant Physical Chemistry. exhibiting an increase in volume on being changed in shape, owing to a wider spacing between particles. 1
- adjective dilatant Petrology. (of rock) exhibiting an increase in volume owing to rearrangement and recrystallization of constituent grains. 1
- noun dilatant Tending to dilate, or causing dilation. 1
- noun dilatant A dilator. 0
- noun dilatant (physics) A substance whose viscosity increases with rate of shear. 0
- adjective dilatant (physics) Exhibiting dilatancy. 0
- adjective dilatant tending to dilate; dilating 0
- adjective dilatant of, concerned with, or exhibiting dilatancy 0
- noun dilatant something, such as a catheter, that causes dilation 0
- adjective dilatant dilating or tending to dilate 0
- adjective dilatant expanding in bulk when the shape is changed 0
- adjective dilatant becoming solid, or setting, under pressure, as certain colloidal solutions 0
- noun dilatant a thing that can dilate 0