dilatableadj.¹

/dʌɪˈleɪtəb(ə)l/

/dɪˈleɪtəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < dilate v.² + -able suffix. Compare French dilatable (Cotgrave 1611).

Capable of being dilated, widened out, extended, or enlarged; expansible.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > capable of being expanded

dilatable1610

expansiblea1691

expansile1776

enlargeable1881

expandable1926

1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xi. v. 412 They will neither make Gods essence dilatable, not limmitable.

a1691 R. Boyle Gen. Hist. Air (1692) i. 1 That thin..compressible and dilatable Body in which we breath.

1782 A. Monro Ess. Compar. Anat. (ed. 3) 28 in Monro's Anat. Human Bones (new ed.) Owls..have the pupil very dilatable.

1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. iii. v. 319 Of the several forms of natural bodies, gases and vapours are observed to be most dilatable.

Derivatives

diˈlatableness n.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Dilatableness, capableness of being widened.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

† dilatableadj.²

Forms: also diletabil, dilitable, etc.

Etymology: Variant of delightable adj.

Obsolete.

= delightable adj.

ΚΠ

c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 57 A lyf þat may noght be chaungyd, a kyngdome ay lastand dilatable.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	dilatable
释义	dilatableadj.¹ /dʌɪˈleɪtəb(ə)l//dɪˈleɪtəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < dilate v.² + -able suffix. Compare French dilatable (Cotgrave 1611). Capable of being dilated, widened out, extended, or enlarged; expansible. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > capable of being expanded dilatable1610 expansiblea1691 expansile1776 enlargeable1881 expandable1926 1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xi. v. 412 They will neither make Gods essence dilatable, not limmitable. a1691 R. Boyle Gen. Hist. Air (1692) i. 1 That thin..compressible and dilatable Body in which we breath. 1782 A. Monro Ess. Compar. Anat. (ed. 3) 28 in Monro's Anat. Human Bones (new ed.) Owls..have the pupil very dilatable. 1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. iii. v. 319 Of the several forms of natural bodies, gases and vapours are observed to be most dilatable. Derivatives diˈlatableness n. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Dilatableness, capableness of being widened. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021). † dilatableadj.² Forms: also diletabil, dilitable, etc. Etymology: Variant of delightable adj. Obsolete. = delightable adj. ΚΠ c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 57 A lyf þat may noght be chaungyd, a kyngdome ay lastand dilatable. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.¹1610adj.²c1400
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dilatableadj.1

Derivatives

† dilatableadj.2

dilatableadj.¹

† dilatableadj.²