cavitate

English

Pronunciation

• (General American, UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkæ.vɪ.teɪt/

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Verb

cavitate (third-person singular simple present cavitates, present participle cavitating, simple past and past participle cavitated)

1. (sciences) To form vapour bubbles in a flowing liquid in a region where the pressure of the liquid falls below its vapour pressure.

Derived terms

• noncavitated
• noncavitating
• recavitate
• supercavitate
• uncavitated

 

Related terms

• cavitation

Anagrams

• activate

Interlingua

Noun

cavitate (plural cavitates)

1. cavity

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

cavitate

1. inflection of cavitare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

cavitate f pl

1. feminine plural of cavitato

Anagrams

• citavate

Latin

Noun

cavitāte

1. ablative singular of cavitās

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cavité. Equivalent to cav +‎ -itate.

Noun

cavitate f (plural cavități)

1. cavity

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	cavitate	cavitatea		cavități	cavitățile
genitive-dative	cavități	cavității		cavități	cavităților
vocative	cavitate, cavitateo			cavităților