Dilatation
Dilatation , noun
[Old English dilatacioun, French dilatation, Latin dilatatio, from dilatare. See Dilate, and compare 2d Dilation.]
1.
Prolixity; diffuse discourse. [Obsolete]
What needeth greater dilatation?
2.
The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on al{not transcribed} sides; the state of being dilated; dilation.
3.
(Anatomy) A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.