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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CAVITY, n. A hollow place; hollowness; an opening; as the cavity of the mouth or throat. This is a word of very general signification.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body" [syn: pit, cavity]
2: space that is surrounded by something [syn: cavity, enclosed space]
3: soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth [syn: cavity, caries, dental caries, tooth decay]
4: (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body [syn: cavity, bodily cavity, cavum]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Middle French cavité, from Late Latin cavitas, from Latin cavus Date: 1541 1. an unfilled space within a mass; especially a hollowed-out space 2. an area of decay in a tooth ; caries

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a hollow within a solid body. 2 a decayed part of a tooth. Phrases and idioms: cavity wall a wall formed from two skins of brick or blockwork with a space between. Etymology: F cavité or LL cavitas f. L cavus hollow

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cavity Cav"i*ty, n.; pl. Cavities. [L. cavus hollow: cf. F. cavit['e].] 1. Hollowness. [Obs.] The cavity or hollowness of the place. --Goodwin. 2. A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity. An instrument with a small cavity, like a small spoon. --Arbuthnot. Abnormal spaces or excavations are frequently formed in the lungs, which are designated cavities or vomic[ae]. --Quain. Body cavity, the c[oe]lum. See under Body.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(cavities) 1. A cavity is a space or hole in something such as a solid object or a person's body. (FORMAL) N-COUNT 2. In dentistry, a cavity is a hole in a tooth, caused by decay. (TECHNICAL) N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Hollow, empty space, void, vacant place.

Moby Thesaurus

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