supercavitation

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noun

An extreme form of cavitation in which a single bubble of gas forms around an object moving through a liquid, significantly reducing drag.

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Meanings

nounsupercavitation (usually uncountable, plural supercavitations)

plural supercavitations

  1. uncountableusuallynatural sciencesAn extreme form of cavitation in which a single bubble of gas forms around an object moving through a liquid, significantly reducing drag.

Origin

From super- + cavitation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

superactivation
Cite this entry
APA

supercavitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercavitation

MLA

“supercavitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercavitation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supercavitation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercavitation.

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