| dilator | ๑. เครื่องถ่าง๒. ยาขยาย [แพทยศาสตร์ ๖ ส.ค. ๒๕๔๔] |
| dilator | (n) a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part |
| dilator | (n) a drug that causes dilation |
| dilator | (n) a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ, Syn. dilater |
| dilatoriness | (n) slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it, Syn. procrastination |
| dilatory | (adj) wasting time, Syn. pokey, poky, laggard |
| dilatory plea | (n) a plea that delays the action without settling the cause of action; it can challenge the jurisdiction or claim disability of the defendant etc. (such defenses are usually raised in the defendant's answer) |
| Dilator | n. [ See Dilate. ] |
| Dilatorily | adv. With delay; tardily. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dilatoriness | n. The quality of being dilatory; lateness; slowness; tardiness; sluggishness. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dilatory | a. [ L. dilatorius, fr. dilator a delayer, fr. dilatus, used as p. p. of differe to defer, delay: cf. F. dilatoire. See Dilate, Differ, Defer. ] Alva, as usual, brought his dilatory policy to bear upon his adversary. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]
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