Usually means: Material thickens under applied stress.
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  1. dilatant: Merriam-Webster
  2. dilatant: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. dilatant: Collins English Dictionary
  4. dilatant: Wordnik
  5. dilatant: Wiktionary
  6. dilatant: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. dilatant: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. dilatant: Dictionary.com
  9. Dilatant: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. dilatant: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. dilatant: Encyclopedia

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  1. dilatant: Medical dictionary

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  1. dilatant: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (dilatant)

adjective:  Tending to dilate, or causing dilation.
adjective:  (physics) Exhibiting dilatancy.
noun:  A dilator.
noun:  (physics) A substance whose viscosity increases with rate of shear.

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