cavitation (Crossword)

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• The formation and collapse of cavities or bubbles within a liquid
• The formation of gas bubbles in a liquid, due to pressure variations
• (biology) Cavitation, in biology, is the formation of cavities in an organ
• Air trapped around the propellor making it inefficient or at worst completely ineffective
• The rapid formation and collapse of vapor pockets in a fluid flowing under very low pressure
• (earth science) In hydraulics, erosion of rocks caused by the forcing of air into cracks
• Formation of a cavity, as in the lung in tuberculosis or with development of a bacterial lung abscess
• Localised boiling of water below 100°C caused by a reduction in pressure due to flow conditions
• The boiling of a liquid caused by a decrease in pressure rather than an increase in temperature
• The formation and collapse of gas pockets or bubbles on the blade of an impeller or the gate of a valve
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