Usually means: Formation of vapor bubbles, collapsing.
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We found 27 dictionaries that define the word cavitation:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. cavitation: Merriam-Webster
  2. cavitation: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. cavitation: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. cavitation: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Cavitation, cavitation: Wordnik
  6. cavitation: Wiktionary
  7. cavitation: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. cavitation: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. cavitation: Dictionary.com
  10. Cavitation (disambiguation), Cavitation (elastomers), Cavitation (embryology), Cavitation: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. cavitation: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. cavitation: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. cavitation: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Neurotrauma Glossary (No longer online)
  5. cavitation: Medical dictionary

Science (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Cavitation: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics
  2. Cavitation: Extragalactic Astronomy

Tech (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)
  2. Cavitation: A to Z of Terms related to the Thermal Spray Process and Surface Engineering
  3. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)
  4. Oil Analysis (No longer online)
  5. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)
  6. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)
  7. CAVITATION: Power Engineering

Definitions from Wiktionary (cavitation)

noun:  The formation of pits on a surface.
noun:  (fluid dynamics) The formation, in a fluid, of vapor bubbles that rapidly collapse, especially in a rotating marine propeller or pump impeller.
noun:  (biology) The formation of cavities in an organ, especially in lung tissue as a result of tuberculosis.

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