dilatant

dilatant
dilatancy, n.
/di layt"nt, duy-/, adj.
1. dilating; expanding.
2. Physical Chem. exhibiting an increase in volume on being changed in shape, owing to a wider spacing between particles.
3. Petrol. (of rock) exhibiting an increase in volume owing to rearrangement and recrystallization of constituent grains.
[1835-45; < L dilatant- (s. of dilatans), prp. of dilatare to DILATE; see -ANT]

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