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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DILATABLE

a.Capable of expansion; possessing elasticity; elastic. A bladder is dilatable by the force of air; air is dilatable by heat. It is opposed to contractible.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DILATABLE

Di *lat "a *ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. dilatable. ]

Defn: Capable of expansion; that may be dilated; -- opposed to contractible; as, the lungs are dilatable by the force of air; air is dilatable by heat.

French Dictionary

dilatable

dilatable adj. adjectif Qui peut se dilater. : Une matière dilatable. SYNONYME expansible . ANTONYME contractile .

Spanish Dictionary

dilatable

dilatable adjetivo Que puede dilatarse :la boca de la víbora es dilatable .