cavitation

Noun

 * 1) The formation of pits on a surface.
 * 2)  The formation, in a fluid, of vapor bubbles that rapidly collapse, especially in a rotating marine propeller or pump impeller.
 * 3)  The formation of cavities in an organ, especially in lung tissue as a result of tuberculosis.

Translations

 * Finnish: reikiintyminen


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 空穴現象
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Japanese:
 * Kazakh: кавитация
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: cavitação
 * Russian:


 * Finnish: onteloituminen


 * Italian: (all)

Noun

 * 1)  the formation of gas bubbles in a fluid in a vacuum