cavitate

From cavity + -ate.

• (General American, UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkæ.vɪ.teɪt/

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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.

• cavitation

• activate

cavitate (plural cavitates)

1. cavity

cavitate

1. inflection of cavitare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

cavitate f pl

1. feminine plural of cavitato

• citavate

cavitāte

1. ablative singular of cavitās

Borrowed from French cavité. Equivalent to cav +‎ -itate.

cavitate f (plural cavități)

1. cavity