cavitate

== English == === Etymology === From cavity + -ate. === Pronunciation === (General American, UK) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.vɪ.teɪt/ === Verb === cavitate (third-person singular simple present cavitates, present participle cavitating, simple past and past participle cavitated) (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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== cavitation === Anagrams === activate == Interlingua == === Noun === cavitate (plural cavitates) cavity == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== cavitate inflection of cavitare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== cavitate f pl feminine plural of cavitato === Anagrams === citavate == Latin == === Noun === cavitāte ablative singular of cavitās == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French cavité. Equivalent to cav +‎ -itate. === Noun === cavitate f (plural cavități) cavity ==== Declension ====