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

• supercavitate

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

Declension of cavitate

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) cavitate	cavitatea	(niște) cavități	cavitățile
genitive/dative	(unei) cavități	cavității	(unor) cavități	cavităților
vocative	cavitate, cavitateo		cavităților