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cavity
[kav-i-tee]
noun
plural
cavitiesany hollow place; hollow.
Anatomy.a hollow space within the body, an organ, a bone, etc.
a hollow space or a pit in a tooth, most commonly produced by caries. A cavity may be artificially made to support dental restorations.
cavity
/ ˈæɪɪ /
noun
a hollow space; hole
dentistry a soft decayed area on a tooth See caries
any empty or hollow space within the body
the oral cavity
electronics See cavity resonator
cavity
A hollow; a hole.
A hollow area within the body.
A pitted area in a tooth caused by caries.
Other 51Թ Forms
- cavitied adjective
- subcavity noun
- uncavitied adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cavity1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
They also made extensive use of a ground-penetrating radar, slowly pushing the device across the buildings' floors, looking for anomalies and cavities underneath.
Wet clay dribbled down my palms as I used my thumbs to gently make a hollow cavity to form the base of my piece, then gently pulled up clay to create its walls.
She will also use that mobile, 3-inch-long middle finger to reach right into her nasal cavity almost all the way to the back of her throat.
But if you’ve got room in the basket, go ahead and lay some onions, carrots or celery under the bird or even stuff the cavity with some halved lemons, grapes, garlic and herbs, ala Colwin.
"You can damage the vessel trying to get into the chest cavity," he said.
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A cavity is a pit or hole in a tooth caused by the decay of the enamel and bone, such as you might get if you don’t brush your teeth regularly.A cavity is more generally any hollow place or crater, as in When the old building was torn down, all that was left was a huge cavity in the ground.A cavity is also any other hole, divet, or pit in the body, such as the spinal cavity, which surrounds your spinal cord.Example: That cavity in your molar is probably from all the soda you drink.
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