Dilation
Dilation noun - The act of expanding an aperture.
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Synonyms for Dilation
Pull and dilation are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Pull" with "Dilation", this nouns are similar.
Pull
Pull noun - The act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force.
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Year Outside, Hour Inside: Miller's planet is so close to the black hole's gravitational pull that an hour on the planet is roughly 7 years Earth time, causing Time Dilation.
Source: Film / Interstellar
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Pull and Dilation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dilation/pull
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Pull or Dilation. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dilation/pull.
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