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cavitate

/ˈkæ.vɪ.teɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cav-i-tate
IPA
/ˈkæ.vɪ.teɪt/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Etymology

From cavity + -ate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkæ.vɪ.teɪt/
  • British English: /ˈkæ.vɪ.teɪt/

Inflected Forms

cavitates (present, singular) cavitating (participle, present) cavitated (participle, past) cavitated (past)

Derived Forms

noncavitated noncavitating recavitate supercavitate uncavitated

Frequently Paired Words

cavitation

Questions

How do you pronounce cavitate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæ.vɪ.teɪt/.
What does cavitate mean?
To form vapour bubbles in a flowing liquid in a region where the pressure of the liquid falls below its vapour pressure.
Where does cavitate come from?
From cavity + -ate.

How to pronounce cavitate

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