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Meaning of Dilatation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌdaɪleɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n

Definitions

  1. Prolixity; diffuse discourse.
  2. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated
  3. A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.

Equivalents

العربية التوسّع
Deutsch Vergrößerung
Ελληνικά διαστολή
Español dilatación
Français dilatation
Gaeilge leatacht
Bahasa Indonesia dilatasi

Examples

“These [boys being groomed as prostitutes] are sold by their parents (sometimes stolen from them), about the age of 4, and educated, while they are also subjected to a special physical training, which includes massage of the gluteal regions to favor development, dilatation of the anus, and epilation (which is not, however, practised by Chinese women).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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