English-Thai Dictionary

dilator

N ผู้ ขยายความ  เครื่องมือ ที่ ใช้ ถ่าง ออก 

 

dilatorily

ADV อย่างเฉื่อย ช้า 

 

dilatoriness

N ความเฉื่อย ช้า 

 

dilatory

ADJ ซึ่ง ทำให้ ช้า ลง  ซึ่ง ทำให้ เสียเวลา  ซึ่ง มัก ล่าช้า  laggard slow tardy responsive hurried quick sueng-tam-hai-cha-long

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DILATOR

n.That which widens or expands; a muscle that dilates.

 

DILATORILY

adv. With delay; tardily.

 

DILATORINESS

n.[from dilatory. ] The quality of being dilatory or late; lateness; slowness in motion; delay in proceeding; tardiness.

 

DILATORY

a.[L. See Delay and Dilate. ] 1. Literally, drawing out or extending in time; hence, slow; late; tardy; applied to things; as dilatory councils or measures.
2. Given to procrastination; not proceeding with diligence; making delay; slow; late; applied to persons; as a dilatory messenger. A man is dilatory, when he delays attendance, or performance of business, beyond the proper time.
3. In law, intended to make delay; tending to delay; as a dilatory plea, which is designed or which tends to delay the trial of a cause.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DILATOR

Di *lat "or, n. Etym: [See Dilate. ]

 

1. One who, or that which, widens or expands.

 

2. (Anat. )

 

Defn: A muscle that dilates any part.

 

3. (Med. )

 

Defn: An instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral dilator.

 

DILATORILY

DILATORILY Dil "a *to *ri *ly, adv.

 

Defn: With delay; tardily.

 

DILATORINESS

DILATORINESS Dil "a *to *ri *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being dilatory; lateness; slowness; tardiness; sluggishness.

 

DILATORY

Dil "a *to *ry, a. Etym: [L. dilatorius, fr. dilator a delayer, fr. dilatus, used as p. p. of differe to defer, delay: cf. F. dilatoire. See Dilate, Differ, Defer. ]

 

1. Inclined to defer or put off what ought to be done at once; given the procrastination; delaying; procrastinating; loitering; as, a dilatory servant.

 

2. Marked by procrastination or delay; tardy; slow; sluggish; -- said of actions or measures. Alva, as usual, brought his dilatory policy to bear upon hiMotley. Dilatory plea (Law ), a plea designed to create delay in the trial of a cause, generally founded upon some matter not connected with the merits of the case.

 

Syn. -- Slow; delaying; sluggish; inactive; loitering; behindhand; backward; procrastinating. See Slow.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dilator

di la tor |ˈdīˌlātər, dīˈlātər ˈdaɪleɪdər | ▶noun a thing that dilates something, in particular: • (also dilator muscle ) Anatomy a muscle whose contraction dilates an organ or aperture, such as the pupil of the eye. • a surgical instrument for dilating a tube or cavity in the body. • a vasodilatory drug.

 

dilatory

dil a to ry |ˈdiləˌtôrē ˈdɪləˌtɔri | ▶adjective slow to act: he had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor. • intended to cause delay: they resorted to dilatory procedural tactics, forcing a postponement of peace talks. DERIVATIVES dil a to ri ly |ˌdiləˈtôrəlē |adverb, dil a to ri ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin dilatorius ‘delaying, ’ from Latin dilator ‘delayer, ’ from dilat- ‘deferred, ’ from the verb differre.

 

Oxford Dictionary

dilator

di |la ¦tor |dʌɪˈleɪtə, dɪ -| ▶noun a thing that dilates something, in particular: • (also dilator muscle ) Anatomy a muscle whose contraction dilates an organ or aperture, such as the pupil of the eye. • a surgical instrument for dilating a tube or cavity in the body. • a vasodilatory drug.

 

dilatory

dilatory |ˈdɪlət (ə )ri | ▶adjective slow to act: he had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor. • intended to cause delay: they resorted to dilatory tactics, forcing a postponement of peace talks. DERIVATIVES dilatorily adverb, dilatoriness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin dilatorius ‘delaying ’, from Latin dilator ‘delayer ’, from dilat- ‘deferred ’, from the verb differre.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

dilatory

dilatory adjective 1 he had been dilatory in appointing an executor: slow, tardy, unhurried, sluggish, sluggardly, snaillike, lazy. ANTONYMS fast, prompt. 2 dilatory procedural tactics: delaying, stalling, temporizing, procrastinating, time-wasting, filibustering.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

dilatory

dilatory adjective 1 they were dilatory in providing the researchers with information: slow, unhurried, tardy, unpunctual, lax, slack, sluggish, sluggardly, snail-like, tortoise-like, lazy, idle, indolent, slothful; N. Amer. informal lollygagging. ANTONYMS fast; prompt. 2 they resorted to dilatory procedural tactics: delaying, stalling, temporizing, procrastinating, postponing, deferring, putting off, tabling, shelving; time-wasting, dallying, dilly-dallying, loitering, lingering, dawdling, tarrying; rare Fabian.

 

Duden Dictionary

dilatorisch

di la to risch Adjektiv |dilat o risch |lateinisch aufschiebend, verzögernd dilatorische Einrede Rechtswissenschaft aufschiebende Einrede bei Gericht; Gegensatz peremptorische Einrede

 

Spanish Dictionary

dilatoria

dilatoria nombre femenino Retraso en un proceso o actividad :la ley no se ha aprobado a causa de diversas dilatorias y prórrogas .SINÓNIMO dilación, demora, tardanza .Se usa generalmente en plural .

 

dilatorio, -ria

dilatorio, -ria adjetivo 1 Que causa retraso :sus tácticas dilatorias nos han hecho perder mucho tiempo .2 der Que tiene por efecto prorrogar un término judicial o de tramitación de un asunto :excepción dilatoria .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dilatory

dil a to ry /dɪ́lətɔ̀ːri |-t (ə )ri /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〈人 動作 事などが 〉 «…に » 遅い, 時間のかかる ; 時間かせぎの, 引き延ばしの (slow ) «in » .