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cavitate

/ˈkæv.ɪ.teɪt/

Translations

cavitateverb

cavitated

Past Simple

cavitated

Past Participle

cavitating

Gerund

/ˈkæv.ɪ.teɪt/

The propeller began to cavitate at high speeds.

Винт начал кавитировать на высоких скоростях.

Additional translations

образовывать каверны

Synonyms

form cavities

create voids

hollow out

cavitateverb

To form cavities or bubbles in a liquid, often as a result of rapid changes in pressure.

The propeller began to cavitate, causing a loss of efficiency in the boat's movement.

To cause (a liquid or mechanical component) to form cavities or bubbles as a result of rapid changes in pressure; to induce cavitation in.

Running the pump at too high a speed can cavitate the coolant and damage the impeller.

Of bodily tissue or a lesion: to develop a hollow space or cavity, often as a consequence of disease or decay.

The radiograph showed that the lung abscess had begun to cavitate.