Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dilatancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-la-tan-cy
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of dilating or expanding, especially by means of an increase in space between the component parts.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The phenomenon of some substances whose viscosity increases with shear rate, or with pressure.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From dilate + -ancy or dilatant + -cy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dilate, dilatant

Usage

Inflected Forms

dilatancies (plural)

Questions

What does dilatancy mean?: The property of dilating or expanding, especially by means of an increase in space between the component parts.
Where does dilatancy come from?: From dilate + -ancy or dilatant + -cy.

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