cavitation

From cavity +‎ -ation.

• IPA^(key): /ˌkævɪˈteɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

cavitation (countable and uncountable, plural cavitations)

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

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Borrowed from English cavitation.

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cavitation f (plural cavitations)

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

• “cavitation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.