cavitation

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkævɪˈteɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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

formation of pits

• Finnish: reikiintyminen (of teeth)

formation of vapor bubbles

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 空穴現象／空穴现象 (kōngxué xiànxiàng)

• Finnish: kavitaatio (fi)
• French: cavitation (fr) f
• Greek: σπηλαίωση (el) f (spilaíosi)
• Japanese: キャビテーション (ja) (kyabitēshon)
• Kazakh: кавитация (kavitasiä)
• Polish: kawitacja (pl) f
• Portuguese: cavitação f
• Russian: кавита́ция (ru) f (kavitácija)

biology: formation of cavities in an organ

• Finnish: onteloituminen

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• Italian: ^{(please verify)} cavitazione (it) f (all)

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French

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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 [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.