dilation

Plural: dilations

Noun

• The act of dilating or being dilated; expansion.
• a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic
• the act of expanding an aperture
  • "the dilation of the pupil of the eye"
• The act of dilating.
• State of being dilated; expansion; dilatation.
• Delay.
• In morphology, a basic operation (denoted ⊕) that usually uses a structuring element for probing and expanding the shapes contained in the input image.

Examples

• The DILATION of his vocabulary over years of Scrabble paid off with a winning play.

Synonyms

dilatation, cunctation, deferment, delay, dilation, expansion, hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, hold-up, holdoff, postponement, prorogation, respite