cavity
English
/ˈkævɪti/, [ˈkʰævɪɾi]
noun
Definitions
- A hole or hollow depression.
- A hollow area within the body (such as the sinuses).
- (dentistry) A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English cavity derived from Middle French cavité derived from Latin cavitas, cavus (hollow, concave, cavity, sunken).
Origin
Latin
cavus
Gloss
hollow, concave, cavity, sunken
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anticavity English
- cavitand English
- cavitied English
- cavityless English
- cavus English
- endocavity English
- intracavity English
- microcavity English
- minicavity English
- multicavity English
- nanocavity English
- subcavity English
- *cova Latin
- caverna Latin
- cavifrons Latin
- cavirostris Latin
- cavitas Latin
- cavo Latin
- cavus Latin
- concavus Latin
- cavagno Italian
- cavo Italian
- cave French
- cavo Spanish, Castilian
- *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱówHwos Proto-Indo-European
- cavity Middle English
- cava Catalan, Valencian
- cavorco Galician
- căuș Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- gaură Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- zgăura Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- kaviti Malay
- kaviti abdomen Malay
- cavité Middle French
- gavrã Aromanian
- *kawos Proto-Italic