Cavity meaning
An example of a cavity is a hole in a tooth.
A sinus cavity.
The abdominal cavity.
A sinus cavity.
Origin of cavity
- 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
- 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