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One who, or that which, dilates, expands, o r enlarges.

Eglantine. [Obs. or R.] [Written also eglantere.] Tennyson.

Any beetle of the family Elateridæ, having the habit, when laid on the back, of giving a sudden upward spring, by a quick movement of the articulation between the abdomen and thorax; -- called also click beetle, spring beetle, and snapping beetle.

A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in soft, flexible masses; -- called also mineral caoutchouc, and elastic bitumen.

he juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly called Momordica Elaterium).

Same as Elatrometer.

Acting force; elasticity. [Obs.] Ray.

One who electroplates.

Having all the sides equal; as, an equilateral triangle; an equilateral polygon. Equilateral hyperbola (Geom.), one whose axes are equal. -- Equilateral shell (Zoöl.), one in which a transverse line drawn through the apex of the umbo bisects the valve, or divides it into two equal and symmetrical parts. -- Mutually e…

A worshiper of the sun.

One who worships images.

An adorer; a great admirer. Jonson was an idolater of the ancients. Bp. Hurd.

Having unequal sides; unsymmetrical; unequal-sided.

One who, or that which, inflates; as, the inflaters of the stock exchange.

ng sides especially, having the form of a long parallelogram. Nineveh . . . was of a longilateral figure, ninety-five furlongs broad, and a hundred and fifty long. Sir T. Browne.

One who worships the Virgin Mary.

Having many sides; many-sided.

Nevertheless. [Obs.]

One who plates or coats articles with gold or silver; as, a silver plater.

Resembling silver plate; -- said of certain architectural ornaments.