Widening vs Dilation - What's the difference?
widening | dilation | Related terms |
Of things that are growing wider.
Of things that are separate, with increasing separation.
The falcon cannot hear the falconer; The action of the verb widen.
* 1887 — , Olalla
Widening is a related term of dilation.
As nouns the difference between widening and dilation
is that widening is the action of the verb widen while dilation is the act of dilating.As an adjective widening
is of things that are growing wider.As a verb widening
is .widening
English
Adjective
(-)- The widening gap between rich and poor creates social problems.
Quotations
* 1920 — *: Turning and turning in the widening gyreThe falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Noun
(en noun)- She looked up sleepily and asked me what it was, and with the very words I thought she drew in her breath with a widening of the nostrils and seemed to come suddenly and fully alive.
