Cavity Definition

kăvĭ-tē
cavities
noun
cavities
A hole or hollow place.
Webster's New World
A natural hollow place within the body.
The abdominal cavity.
Webster's New World
A hollow place in a tooth, esp. when caused by decay.
Webster's New World
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.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cavity

Noun

Singular:
cavity
Plural:
cavities

Origin of Cavity

  • From Middle French cavité, from Late Latin cavitas, from Latin cavus (“hollow”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos, from root Proto-Indo-European *ḱówH-

    From Wiktionary

  • French cavité from Late Latin cavitās from Latin cavus hollow keuə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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