noun. The sudden formation and collapse of low-pressure bubbles in liquids by means of mechanical forces, such as those resulting from rotation of a marine propeller.

noun. The pitting of a solid surface.

noun. The formation of cavities in a body tissue or an organ, especially those formed in the lung as a result of tuberculosis.

noun. The formation of holes or cavities within an agitated liquid.

noun. The formation of pits on a surface.

noun. The formation, in a fluid, of vapor bubbles that rapidly collapse; especially in a rotating marine propeller or pump impeller.

noun. The formation of cavities in an organ, especially in lung tissue as a result of tuberculosis.

"This process, called cavitation, can destroy a pump or cause it to deteriorate rapidly."

cavitate  supercavitation  

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