Usually means: Forming bubbles in a liquid.
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We found 13 dictionaries that define the word cavitate:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. cavitate: Merriam-Webster
  2. cavitate: Collins English Dictionary
  3. cavitate: Wordnik
  4. cavitate: Wiktionary
  5. cavitate: Dictionary.com
  6. Cavitate: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. cavitate: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. cavitate: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. cavitate: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. cavitate: Medical dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. cavitate: Urban Dictionary

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. PUMP AND SEAL TERMS (No longer online)
  2. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (cavitate)

verb:  (sciences) To form vapour bubbles in a flowing liquid in a region where the pressure of the liquid falls below its vapour pressure.

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