cavity Definition
cav·ity (kav′i tē)
noun pl. -·ties
- a hole or hollow place
- a natural hollow place within the body the abdominal cavity
- a hollow place in a tooth, esp. when caused by decay
- Electronics a space enclosed by metal and with a rodlike projection in the center, used as a resonator, as with a magnetron to produce electromagnetic waves, esp. microwaves
Etymology: Fr cavité < LL cavitas < L cavus, hollow: see cave
cavity Synonyms
cavity
n.
cavity Usage Examples
Preposition: of
uterus: The cervical canal is the inner tube of the cervix leading from the vagina to the cavity of the uterus.
Converse of object
- ventilate: Its preference for growing behind surfaces, or in poorly ventilated cavities means that it is usually not detected until decay is advanced.
- fill: Fun sound effects for each mini game, from cake cutting to filling cavities!
Adjective modifier
- nasal: Take care not to rotate the root apex into the nasal cavity.
- abdominal: Obesity In people who are overweight, the fat in their abdominal cavity exerts more pressure on the stomach.
- peritoneal: Care is taken not to enter the peritoneal cavity by keeping in a plane just deep to the linea alba.
- uterine: Bleeding into the uterine cavity, the uterine wall or the abdomen may conceal the extent of the blood loss.
- thoracic: Blood from the thoracic cavity may be used, provided the same precautions are taken.
- buccal: You will actually see the fry eyes through the buccal cavity.
Modifies a noun
- insulation: Loft or cavity wall insulation does not contain asbestos.
- wall: Nest: Built above ground, in cavity walls, in between rafters or even in hollow trees.
- ringdown: He will be investigating the optical properties of aerosol particles by cavity ringdown spectroscopy.
- wound: Traditional dressings: A pack of ribbon gauze soaked in an antiseptic solution is a very traditional way of managing cavity wounds.
- spectroscopy: He will be investigating the optical properties of aerosol particles by cavity ringdown spectroscopy.
Noun used with modifier
- abscess: Recently, packing the abscess cavity with calcium hydroxide has been recommended.
- batten: Here the batten cavity should be ventilated ( see fig 1 ).
- sinus: These sinus cavities produce the mucus which bathes the lining of the nose.
- chest: Their larger chest cavities would have supplied much more force to their speech than Homo sapiens could later manage.
- mold: Device for pouring melted vinamold steadily into the mold cavity.
- pulp: How it is done X-rays are taken to establish the length of the pulp cavity.
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