cavity
English
Etymology
From Middle French cavité, from Late Latin cavitas, from Latin cavus (“hollow”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos, from root Proto-Indo-European *ḱówH-
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkævɪti/
- (US) IPA(key): [ˈkʰævɪɾi]
Noun
cavity (plural cavities)
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:hole
- (dentistry): caries
Derived terms
- buccal cavity
- cavity back
- cavity batten
- cavity coupling
- cavity fill
- cavity filter
- cavity impedence
- cavity magnetron
- cavity oscillator
- cavity radiator
- cavity resonance
- cavity tray
- cavity tuning
- cavity vent
- cavity wall
- oral cavity
Related terms
Translations
hole or hollow depression
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hollow area within the body
hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries
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Further reading
- cavity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- cavity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- cavity at OneLook Dictionary Search
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