"cavitation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkævɪˈteɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-cavitation.wav Forms: cavitations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cavitation (countable and uncountable, plural cavitations)
  1. The formation of pits on a surface. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (formation of pits): reikiintyminen (note: of teeth) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-cavitation-en-noun-o3Tw4jK0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 41 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 40 35 Disambiguation of 'formation of pits': 54 24 22
  2. (fluid dynamics) The formation, in a fluid, of vapor bubbles that rapidly collapse, especially in a rotating marine propeller or pump impeller. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fluid dynamics Translations (formation of vapor bubbles): 空穴現象 (Chinese Mandarin), 空穴现象 (kōngxué xiànxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), kavitaatio (Finnish), cavitation [feminine] (French), σπηλαίωση (spilaíosi) [feminine] (Greek), キャビテーション (kyabitēshon) (Japanese), кавитация (kavitasiä) (Kazakh), kawitacja [feminine] (Polish), cavitação [feminine] (Portuguese), кавита́ция (kavitácija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-cavitation-en-noun-goaznCBd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 43 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 43 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 26 42 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 28 42 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 29 39 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 26 42 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 41 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 40 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 42 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 29 39 32 Topics: fluid-dynamics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'formation of vapor bubbles': 21 58 20
  3. (biology) The formation of cavities in an organ, especially in lung tissue as a result of tuberculosis. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Translations (biology: formation of cavities in an organ): onteloituminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-cavitation-en-noun-SfpmQYDJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 41 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 40 35 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'biology: formation of cavities in an organ': 20 24 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cavitate, cavitational, cavitatory, decavitation, microcavitation, nanocavitation, supercavitation

Inflected forms

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