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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley