cavity
noun/ˈkævəti/
/ˈkævəti/
(plural cavities)
(formal or specialist)- a hole or empty space inside something solid
- the abdominal cavity
- the nasal cavity
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- a hole in a tooth
- Most dentists fill cavities right away.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French cavité or late Latin cavitas, from Latin cavus ‘hollow’.
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