cavitate

English

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

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Interlingua

Noun

cavitate (plural cavitates)

  1. cavity

Italian

Verb

cavitate

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

Participle

cavitate f pl

  1. feminine plural of cavitato

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Latin

Noun

cavitāte

  1. ablative singular of cavitās

Romanian

Etymology

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
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