cavity
[kav-i-tee]
noun, plural cav·i·ties.
any 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.
Origin of cavity
1535–45; < Middle French cavite < Late Latin cavitās hollowness, equivalent to Latin cav(us) hollow + -itās -ity
Synonyms for cavity
1. See hole.
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Related Words for cavity
crater, dent, decay, void, vacuity, hollow, pocket, chamber, gap, atrium, hole, sinus, pit, basin, depression, socket, bursa, caries, armpitExamples from the Web for cavity
Contemporary Examples of cavity
Take a “cavity bomb,” for example: explosives hidden in rolls of fat, between butt cheeks.
Man’s Airport Strip Meant to Highlight Intrusive and Ineffective TSA SecurityWinston Ross
May 9, 2012
In police work, that's called a custody search that includes everything short of a cavity search.
Historical Examples of cavity
Suddenly, he poked his head down to the very bottom of this cavity.
An Old Woman's TaleNathaniel Hawthorne
Within the cavity lay a sword, with a golden hilt, and a pair of sandals.
Tanglewood TalesNathaniel Hawthorne
Then fill up the cavity with marmalade, or with lemon and sugar.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
And he bent forward and compelled her also to stoop over the cavity.
FruitfulnessEmile Zola
One of the peasants was throwing the first shovelful of earth into the cavity.
Abbe Mouret's TransgressionEmile Zola
cavity
noun plural -ties
Word Origin for cavity
C16: from French cavité, from Late Latin cavitās, from Latin cavus hollow
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