A cavity is a space or hole in something such as a solid object or a person's body.
[formal]
2. countable noun
In dentistry, a cavity is a hole in a tooth, caused by decay.
[technical]
More Synonyms of cavity
cavity in British English
(ˈkævɪtɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-ties
1.
a hollow space; hole
2. dentistry
a soft decayed area on a tooth
caries
3.
any empty or hollow space within the body
the oral cavity
4. electronics cavity resonator
Word origin
C16: from French cavité, from Late Latin cavitās, from Latin cavus hollow
cavity in American English
(ˈkævɪti)
nounWord forms: pluralˈcavities
1.
a hole or hollow place
2.
a natural hollow place within the body
the abdominal cavity
3.
a hollow place in a tooth, esp. when caused by decay
4. 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
: also called cavity resonator
SIMILAR WORDS: hole
Word origin
Fr cavité < LL cavitas < L cavus, hollow: see cave
Examples of 'cavity' in a sentence
cavity
They creep into the body cavities of chicks and eat them alive.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Some bones have a hollow cavity containing bone marrow in which new red blood cells are produced.
McCahill, T. A. Biology Basic Facts (1982)
He installed a motor in the chest cavity.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Who would have thought that the oral cavities could produce such sounds and sweet airs?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Season inside the cavity and fill with the herb sprigs.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Place the prepared stuffing in the turkey just before roasting and stuff both neck and body cavities.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He made me put my head between my knees to fill the cavity with blood.
Joan Rice Sand In My Shoes: Wartime Diaries of a WAAF (2006)
Fill the neck cavity with the stuffing and secure.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He found a large amount of blood in the abdominal cavity but concluded that cause of death was heart disease.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It's like filling a cavity in a tooth.
The Sun (2015)
It had been there in my nasal cavity for 44 years.
Christianity Today (2000)
The ground rumbles with bass from the auditorium; you can feel it in your chest cavity.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It's not the time to be exploring your nasal cavity.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Place onion, orange and thyme in chest cavity of the turkey.
The Sun (2015)
One of the most moving sights of 2014 was a paralysed man walking again after cells from his nasal cavity were transplanted into his spinal cord.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
cavity
British English: cavity NOUN
A cavity is a space or hole in something such as a solid object or a person's body.
...a cavity in the roof.
American English: cavity
Brazilian Portuguese: cavidade
Chinese: 洞
European Spanish: cavidad
French: cavité
German: Hohlraum
Italian: cavità
Japanese: 空洞
Korean: 구멍
European Portuguese: cavidade
Latin American Spanish: cavidad
All related terms of 'cavity'
body cavity
the internal cavity of any multicellular animal that contains the digestive tract , heart, kidneys , etc. In vertebrates it develops from the coelom
cavity wall
A cavity wall is a wall that consists of two separate walls with a space between them. Cavity walls help to keep out noise and cold .
pulp cavity
the cavity inside a tooth that contains the pulp
cavity block
a precast concrete block that contains a cavity or cavities
resonant cavity
a conducting surface enclosing a space in which an oscillating electromagnetic field can be maintained, the dimensions of the cavity determining the resonant frequency of the oscillations . It is used in microwave devices for frequencies exceeding 300 megahertz
cavity resonator
a conducting surface enclosing a space in which an oscillating electromagnetic field can be maintained, the dimensions of the cavity determining the resonant frequency of the oscillations . It is used in microwave devices for frequencies exceeding 300 megahertz
segmentation cavity
→ blastocoele
air vesicle
a large air-filled intercellular space in some aquatic plants
cavity wall insulation
insulation injected into the space between cavity walls
progressive cavity pump
A progressive cavity pump is a pump with an electric motor that rotates rods to make fluid in cavities move upward .
rhumbatron
a conducting surface enclosing a space in which an oscillating electromagnetic field can be maintained, the dimensions of the cavity determining the resonant frequency of the oscillations . It is used in microwave devices for frequencies exceeding 300 megahertz
Chinese translation of 'cavity'
cavity
(ˈkævɪtɪ)
n(c)
(frm)
(in wall, tooth) 洞 (dòng) (个(個), gè)
(in body) 腔 (qiāng)
(noun)
Definition
a hollow space
The sinuses are four sets of air-filled cavities leading directly from the nose.
Synonyms
hollow
where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond
hole
He took a shovel, dug a hole, and buried his possessions.
gap
the wind tearing through gaps in the window frames
pit
He lost his footing and began to slide into the pit.
dent
There was a dent in the bonnet of the car.
crater
A huge crater marks the spot where the explosion happened.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of crater
Definition
a cavity made by the impact of a meteorite or an explosion
A huge crater marks the spot where the explosion happened.
Synonyms
hollow,
hole,
depression,
dip,
cavity,
shell hole
in the sense of dent
Definition
a hollow in the surface of something
There was a dent in the bonnet of the car.
Synonyms
hollow,
chip,
indentation,
depression,
impression,
pit,
dip,
crater,
ding (Australian, New Zealand, obsolete, informal),
dimple,
concavity
in the sense of gap
Definition
a break or opening in something
the wind tearing through gaps in the window frames