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dilatant
adjective
chemistry, geology specializeduk /daɪˈleɪ.tənt/ us /daɪˈleɪ.t̬ənt/
If a substance is dilatant, it becomes more solid under pressure: 膨胀性的
A mixture of cornflour and water provides an excellent example of dilatant behaviour.玉米淀粉和水混合是一个很好的膨胀性行为示例。
All the fluids used in the experiment were dilatant.
A dense mixture of granules and liquid often shows a severe thickening and is called a dilatant fluid.
This causes movement of dissolved silica into the dilatant site in response to low fluid pressures.
Dilatant materials, such as clay and sand, expand during shearing.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hard and firm
(as) stiff/straight as a ramrodidiom
adamantine
cast iron
congealed
crisply
dilatancy
erect
firm
firmness
fossilized
harden
petrified
ramrod
rigid
rigidity
rock-hard
solidly
tense
unjointed
unyielding
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