of pupils: schoolchildrencollectively—Lipton,1970. Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1.dilation- a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topi...
6.After five years my body became so strong that I could control even the dilations of the pupils inside my irises. 7.It makes you pleasingly aware of your own eyes through dilation, contraction, scintillating after-images and other radiant illusions and effects. 8.Allicin has also been foun...
the act ofdilating;state of beingdilated. dilatation. Discover More Other Words From non di·la tionnoun o ver·di·la tionnoun self -di·la tionnoun Discover More Word History and Origins Origin ofdilation1 First recorded in1590–1600;dilate+-ion ...
illumination of candlelight, pupils dilate, conveying the impression that one is interested in one’s date. Consistent with this interpretation, people portrayed in photographs are perceived as being more friendly and interesting when their eyes are dilated than when their pupils are constricted (Hess...
Enhancement of the parasympathetic nerve activity could account for contraction of the ciliary body and relaxation of the zonules, resulting in increased convexity of the crystalline lens (ie, accommodation), whereas increased sympathetic nerve activity results in contraction of the pupil dilator muscle ...
In this case, dilation and contraction in the time domain may be equivalent to ascent (descent) and descent (ascent) in pitch. For example, examination of the eyes, without dilation of the pupils, may reveal only a cataract and not the maculopathy underneath. Signals proposed for use in...
22 Our results, however, corroborate an overall enhancement of autonomic innervation to the intrinsic muscles of the eye. Enhancement of the parasympathetic nerve activity could account for contraction of the ciliary body and relaxation of the zonules, resulting in increased convexity of the ...
Verb1.dilate- become wider; "His pupils were dilated" distend widen- become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened" 2.dilate- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ...