noun Download 🔗Share The act of dilating. Examples : "The doctor used eye drops to cause dilation of my pupils so she could examine the back of my eyes. " medicine physiology anatomy process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share State of being dilated; expansion; dilatation. Examples : "The dilation of the pupils in the dark allowed her to see more details in the room. " medicine physiology anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share In morphology, a basic operation (denoted ⊕) that usually uses a structuring element for probing and expanding the shapes contained in the input image. Examples : "The image processing software used dilation to enlarge the blurry picture of the family portrait. " technology computing science math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading