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cavitating

cavitating is the present participle and gerund of cavitate.

Meaning of cavitate

Verb

cavitate (third-person singular simple present cavitates, present participle cavitating, simple past and past participle cavitated)

  1. To form vapour bubbles in a flowing liquid in a region where the pressure of the liquid falls below its vapour pressure.

Words formed from cavitating

Questions about cavitating

What is cavitating the present participle and gerund of?
Cavitating is the present participle and gerund of cavitate.

Words near cavitating in the dictionary

  1. cavitands
  2. cavitary
  3. cavitate
  4. cavitated
  5. cavitates
  6. cavitating
  7. cavitation
  8. cavitational
  9. cavitationally
  10. cavitations
  11. cavitatory

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