"cavitate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈkæ.vɪ.teɪt/ [General-American, UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cavitate.wav Forms: cavitates [present, singular, third-person], cavitating [participle, present], cavitated [participle, past], cavitated [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Sciences Related terms: cavitation
    Sense id: en-cavitate-en-verb-QvOetYtk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: sciences

Inflected forms

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