Associations to the word «Cavitation»

Wiktionary

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

Wise words

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche