Associations to the word «Dilatancy»

Wiktionary

DILATANCY, noun. The property of dilating or expanding, especially by means of an increase in space between the component parts.
DILATANCY, noun. (physics) The phenomenon of some substances whose viscosity increases with shear rate, or with pressure.

Wise words

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