different between cavitate vs cavitation

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæv??te???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

cavitation (countable and uncountable, plural cavitations)

1. The formation of pits on a surface.
2. (fluid dynamics) The formation, in a fluid, of vapor bubbles that rapidly collapse; especially in a rotating marine propeller or pump impeller.
3. (biology) The formation of cavities in an organ, especially in lung tissue as a result of tuberculosis.

Derived terms

• cavitate
• cavitatory
• supercavitation

Translations

Anagrams

• activation

French

Pronunciation

Noun

cavitation f (plural cavitations)

1. (sciences) The formation of gas bubbles in a fluid in a vacuum.

Further reading

• “cavitation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).