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dilations
noun(di-la-tion)
the act or action of dilating : the state of being dilated : expansion, dilatation
dilations
noun(di-la-tion)
the action of stretching or enlarging an organ or part of the body
dilations
noun(di-la-tion)
a slowing of time in accordance with the theory of relativity that occurs in a system in motion relative to an outside observer and that becomes apparent especially as the speed of the system approaches that of light —called also time dilatation

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