different between cavitate vs capitate

English

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

• supercavitate

Related terms

• cavitation

Anagrams

• activate

Interlingua

Noun

cavitate (plural cavitates)

1. cavity

Italian

Verb

cavitate

1. second-person plural present indicative of cavitare
2. second-person plural imperative of cavitare
3. feminine plural of cavitato

Anagrams

• citavate

Latin

Noun

cavit?te

1. ablative singular of cavit?s

Romanian

Etymology

From French cavité

Noun

cavitate f (plural cavit??i)

1. cavity

Declension

English

Etymology

From Latin capitatus (“having a head”), from caput (“head”).

Adjective

capitate (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Having a distinct globular tip.
2. (botany) Forming a dense, head-like cluster, such as the inflorescences of composites.

Translations

Noun

capitate (plural capitates)

1. (anatomy) The capitate bone of the wrist.

Translations

Verb

capitate (third-person singular simple present capitates, present participle capitating, simple past and past participle capitated)

1. (US, health care) To pay health-care providers using a capitation system.

Italian

Verb

capitate

1. second-person plural present of capitare
2. second-person plural imperative of capitare

Anagrams

• captiate
• patetica

Latin

Adjective

capit?te

1. vocative masculine singular of capit?tus