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单词 cavity
释义

cavity

noun

cav·​i·​ty ˈka-və-tē How to pronounce cavity (audio)
plural cavities
1
: an unfilled space within a mass
especially : a hollowed-out space
2
: an area of decay in a tooth : caries

Synonyms

  • concavity
  • dent
  • depression
  • dint
  • hole
  • hollow
  • indentation
  • indenture
  • pit
  • recess
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Example Sentences

Some birds nest in tree cavities. I had two cavities filled at the dentist's.
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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French cavité, borrowed from Late Latin cavitāt-, cavitās, from Latin cavus "hollow, concave" + -itāt-, -itās -ity — more at hole entry 1

First Known Use

1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

cavity

noun

cav·​i·​ty ˈka-və-tē How to pronounce cavity (audio)
plural cavities
1
: a small hole formed in a tooth by decay
2
: a hollow place
The explosion left a cavity in the ground.

Medical Definition

cavity

noun

cav·​i·​ty ˈkav-ət-ē How to pronounce cavity (audio)
plural cavities
1
: an unfilled space within a mass
2
: an area of decay in a tooth : caries

cavity

noun

as in hole
a sunken area forming a separate space a cavity in the lawn where a tree stump had been removed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hole
  • dent
  • pit
  • concavity
  • hollow
  • indentation
  • recess
  • furrow
  • cavern
  • cave
  • depression
  • trench
  • valley
  • groove
  • excavation
  • burrow
  • bowl
  • ditch
  • alcove
  • basin
  • pocket
  • cleft
  • socket
  • dint
  • indenture
  • vacuum
  • alveolus
  • dimple
  • gutter
  • trough
  • crater
  • opening
  • impression
  • nook
  • borehole
  • niche
  • imprint
  • sinkhole
  • void
  • gouge
  • well
  • chasm
  • abyss
  • pothole
  • notch
  • water hole
  • vacuity
  • wallow
  • chuckhole
  • posthole
  • gulf

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • protrusion
  • projection
  • bulge
  • convexity
  • protuberance
  • tumor
  • camber
  • hill
  • mound
  • rise
  • swelling
  • swell
  • jut
  • lump
  • hump
  • bump
  • bunch
  • pimple
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