Dilatable adj. Capable of expansion; that may be dilated; opposed to contractible; as, the lungs are dilatable by the force of air; air is dilatable by heat.
... and dilatable fluid encompassing the terraqueous globe. It penetrates and pervades other bodies, and thus animates and excites all nature.—Air means also a gentle breath of wind gliding over the surface of the water.—To ... — The Sailor's Word-Book • William Henry Smyth
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