cavity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cavity	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for cavity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cavity n a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body" Synonym(s): pit, cavity space that is surrounded by something Synonym(s): cavity, enclosed space soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth Synonym(s): cavity, caries, dental caries, tooth decay (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body Synonym(s): cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cavity \Cav"ity\, n.; pl. {Cavities}. [L. cavus hollow: cf. F. cavit[82].] 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[91]. --Quain. {Body cavity}, the c[d2]lum. See under {Body}.