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cavitation

/ˌkævɪˈteɪʃən/

cavitation noun: the formation of pits on a surface.

Noun

cavitation (countable and uncountable, plural cavitations)

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

cavitation meaning in Tamil

cavitation in Tamil

வெற்றிடமாதல், உட்குடைவு, குறை அழுத்தத்தால் ஏற்படும் வினை, குழிவுறுதல், நோயால் வெற்றிடம், நோய் வெற்றிடம்

Forms of cavitation

pluralcavitations

Origin of cavitation

From cavity + -ation.

Words formed from cavitation

Words that rhyme with cavitation

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about cavitation

What does cavitation mean?
Cavitation means the formation of pits on a surface.
What is cavitation in Tamil?
Cavitation in Tamil is வெற்றிடமாதல், உட்குடைவு, குறை அழுத்தத்தால் ஏற்படும் வினை. See Cavitation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cavitation?
Cavitation is a noun.
How do you pronounce cavitation?
Cavitation is pronounced /ˌkævɪˈteɪʃən/.
What is the plural of cavitation?
The plural of cavitation is cavitations.

Words near cavitation in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cavitation (page history and authors); cavitation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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