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Dilaton vs Dilator - What's the difference?

dilaton | dilator |

As nouns the difference between dilaton and dilator

is that dilaton is (physics) a theoretical scalar field (analogous to the photon) while dilator is (anatomy) any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate.

dilaton

English

(wikipedia dilaton)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics) A theoretical scalar field (analogous to the photon)
  • (physics) A particle, associated with gravity, in string theory

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    dilator

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate
  • (medicine) Any drug that causes such dilation
  • (medicine) An instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity
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