2. Adjective. (physics) Exhibiting dilatancy ¹
3. Noun. A dilator. ¹
4. Noun. (physics) A substance whose viscosity increases with rate of shear. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dilatant
1. a dilator [n -S] - See also: dilator
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dilatant
Literary usage of Dilatant
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1. Fluid Flow Through Faults and Fractures in Argillaceous Formations by Nuclear Energy Agency (1998)
"In that case the stress path points towards the dilatant part of the yield
envelope (path BC, Fig. Ic). Furthermore, if the permeability is sufficiently low ..."
2. Papers on Mechanical and Physical Subjects by Osborne Reynolds, Arthur William Brightmore, William Henry Moorby (1901)
"In the dilatant hypothesis, these electricities arc the two constituents of ...
This dilatant hypothesis of ether is very promising, although it cannot be ..."
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