Cavities
/ˈkævətiz/
nounBeginner📊CommonGeneral
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Definitions
1
A hollow space within a solid material; a hole.
/ˈkævətiz/
nounneutralBeginner
General
A hole or space within a solid object
The dentist filled the cavities in my teeth.
💡 Simply: It's like a hole or empty space inside something.
👶 For kids: A hole inside something!
More Examples
2
There were many cavities inside the old rock formation.
How It's Used
Medical
"The dentist found several cavities in her teeth."
Geology
"The cave system was a network of interconnected cavities."
From Middle English *cavite, from Late Latin *cavitās, from Latin cavus "hollow, hole".
The word 'cavity' has been used in the context of both human anatomy and geology for centuries.
Memory tip
Think of a cave – a natural cavity in the earth.
Word Origin
Original meaning
"hollow"
Base: cavity
dental cavitiesair cavitiesbody cavities
Common misspellings
cavitiesescaviti
Practice
Usage
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