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Definitions for Cavity

[1] any hollow place; hollow.
[2] Anatomy . a hollow space within the body, an organ, a bone, etc.
[3] a hollow space or a pit in a tooth, most commonly produced by caries. A cavity may be artificially made to support dental restorations.
[4] a hollow space; hole
[5] dentistry a soft decayed area on a tooth See caries
[6] any empty or hollow space within the body the oral cavity
[7] electronics See cavity resonator

Words related to Cavity

crater, dent, decay, void, vacuity, hollow, pocket, chamber, gap, atrium, hole, sinus, pit, basin, depression, socket, bursa, caries, armpit

Words nearby Cavity

caving, cavitary, cavitation, cavite, cavitis, cavity, cavity block, cavity resonator, cavity wall, cavo-relievo, cavogram

Origin of Cavity

1535–45; < Middle French cavite < Late Latin cavitās hollowness, equivalent to Latin cav(us ) hollow + -itās -ity

Other words from Cavity

cav·i·tied , adjective
sub·cav·i·ty , noun, plural sub·cav·i·ties.
un·cav·i·tied , adjective

Word origin for Cavity

C16: from French cavité, from Late Latin cavitās, from Latin cavus hollow

Synonyms for Cavity

crater, armpit, atrium, basin, bursa, caries, chamber, decay, dent, depression, gap, hole, hollow, pit, pocket, sinus, socket, vacuity, void