cavity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈkʰæv.ɨɾ.i] (General-American)
- /ˈkæv.ɪt.i/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle French cavité or Late Latin cavitās, from cav(i) (“hollow, excavated, concave”) + -tās (“-ity”, nominal suffix). First attested in the Mid-16th c.
Meanings
- A hole or hollow depression in a solid object. ▸ A hollow area within the body.
- A hole or hollow depression in a solid object. ▸ The female part of a mold: the depression itself or (metonymically) the half of the mold that contains it.
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A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries.
Jim got two cavities filled at the dentist's office yesterday.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cavities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
subcavity · intracavital · body cavity search · cavicapture · gastrovascular cavity · cavity QED · cavity magnetron · multicavity · cavity resonator · cavitation · cavity wall · pulp cavity · cavityless · pelvic cavity · anticavity · cavity quantum electrodynamics · mouth cavity · cavity search · cavitand · cotyloid cavity · centre of cavity · microwave resonant cavity thruster · cavitied · intracavity
Relateds
concave · excavator · excavate · cave · excavation · cavitate · cavitary
Synonyms
Translations (127)
fi reikä (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · ca cavitat (hollow area within the body) · gl cavidade (hole or hollow depression) · pt cavidade (hollow area within the body) · pt cavidade (hole or hollow depression) · pt cárie (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · nl gaatje (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · lv dobums (hole or hollow depression) · th ฟันผุ (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · la lacūna (hole or hollow depression) · pdt Hollinj (hole or hollow depression) · es cavidad (hole or hollow depression) · bg дупка (hole or hollow depression) · et hambaauk (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · hu lyuk (hole or hollow depression) · et lohk (hole or hollow depression) · fi aukko (hole or hollow depression) · de Aushöhlung (hole or hollow depression) · lv dobums (hollow area within the body) · mi arearenga (hole or hollow depression) · sv karies (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · cs dutina (hole or hollow depression) · tr kovuk (hole or hollow depression) · hu üreg (hole or hollow depression) · ca càries (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · el τρύπα (hole or hollow depression) · pl wydrążenie (hole or hollow depression) · es cavidad (hollow area within the body) · grc βρῶμα (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · af holte (hollow area within the body) · de Karies (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · ru я́ма (hole or hollow depression) · et Sööbik (the Karius by Thorbjørn Egner) (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · hy խորշ (hole or hollow depression) · ja 空洞 (hole or hollow depression) · ar تَجْوِيف (hollow area within the body) · el κοιλότητα (hollow area within the body) · he חור (hole or hollow depression) · pam busbus ipan (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · et õõnsus (hollow area within the body) · ko 공동 (hollow area within the body) · cs dutina (hollow area within the body) · de Hohlraum (hollow area within the body) · hu foglyuk (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · et auk (hole or hollow depression) · ml പോട് (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · et õõs (hollow area within the body) · et sööbik (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · fi ontelo (hole or hollow depression) · cmn 腔 (hollow area within the body) · hu testüreg (hollow area within the body) · it cavità (hole or hollow depression) · ja 虫歯 (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · et mõlk (hole or hollow depression) · hu lyuk (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · hu üreg (hollow area within the body) · ga cuas (hollow area within the body) · gv towl (hole or hollow depression) · pl dziura (hole or hollow depression) · fi hammasmätä (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · la cavea (hollow area within the body) · et tühimik (hole or hollow depression) · ja 腔 (hollow area within the body) · de Loch (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · ms kaviti (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · it cavità (hollow area within the body) · iu ᐊᐅᓂᖅ (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · mi pakohu (hole or hollow depression) · ru по́лость (hollow area within the body) · ltg dūbs (hole or hollow depression) · bg кариес (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · el κουφάλα (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · et süvis (hole or hollow depression) · es caries (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · hu mélyedés (hole or hollow depression) · fr carie (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · de Gravur (hole or hollow depression) · vo kev (hole or hollow depression) · fi karies (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · eo kario (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · egy q:r-r:*t-N33 (hole or hollow depression) · cmn 孔穴 (hole or hollow depression) · de Loch (hole or hollow depression) · kmr kelên (hollow area within the body) · et õõnsus (hole or hollow depression) · ko 구멍 (hole or hollow depression) · da hul (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · ru ка́риес (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · grc νηδύς (hollow area within the body) · it alveolo (hole or hollow depression) · et hambamädanik (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · ga cuasán (hollow area within the body) · mr दंतक्षय (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · ru впа́дина (hole or hollow depression) · fi hammasreikä (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · he עַשֶּׁשֶׁת (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · ro cavitate (hole or hollow depression) · sv hål (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · ko 강 (hollow area within the body) · de Höhle (hollow area within the body) · it carie (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · ru дыра́ (hole or hollow depression) · de Hohlraum (hole or hollow depression) · nl gat (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · ba ҡыуыш (hollow area within the body) · cy ceudod (hole or hollow depression) · hu odú (hole or hollow depression) · bg кухина (hollow area within the body) · it incavo (hole or hollow depression) · fi onkalo (hole or hollow depression) · grc κοίλωμα (hole or hollow depression) · cy ceudod (hollow area within the body) · ba соҡор (hole or hollow depression) · ro gaură (hole or hollow depression) · he חָלָל (hollow area within the body) · pl ubytek (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · ko 충치 (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · cmn 空腔 (hole or hollow depression) · ca cavitat (hole or hollow depression) · et pesa (hole or hollow depression) · bg вдлъбнатина (hole or hollow depression) · hy խոռոչ (hollow area within the body) · sv tandröta (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · af liggaamsholte (hollow area within the body) · cmn 蟲牙 /虫牙 (hole and soft area in tooth caused by caries) · vo kevil (hollow area within the body) · az boşluq (hollow area within the body)