cavitation.

The formation of vapor or gas cavities in a liquid, often followed by collapse as pressure rises.

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Words that belong together

• pump cavitation
• cavitation damage
• cavitation bubbles

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Cavitation made the pump sound as though gravel were passing through it.

The propeller blades bore the pitted marks of prolonged cavitation.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.