Cavitate
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To form holes or cavities within an agitated liquid; react upon the water with *cavitation (which see): said of a screw propeller.
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verb.
To form
vapour
bubbles
in a flowing
liquid
in a region where the
pressure
of the liquid falls below its
vapour pressure
.
Etymologically Related
cavitation
Form
supercavitate