Definitions for Excavation
ˌɛks kəˈveɪ ʃənex·ca·va·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. excavation, digging, dignoun

   the act of digging

   "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"

2. dig, excavation, archeological sitenoun

   the site of an archeological exploration

   "they set up camp next to the dig"

3. excavationnoun

   a hole in the ground made by excavating

4. mining, excavationnoun

   the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. excavationnoun

   The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.

2. excavationnoun

   A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.

3. excavationnoun

   An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.

4. excavationnoun

   The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.

5. excavationnoun

   Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.

6. excavationnoun

   A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.

7. Etymology: From excavatio, from excavo, from ex- (out) + cavare (to hollow)< cavus (hollow)< keu-

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Excavationnoun

   Etymology: from excavate.

   1. The act of cutting into hollows.2. The hollow formed; the cavity.

   While our eye measures the eminent and the hollowed parts of pillars, the total object appeareth the bigger; and so, as much as those excavations do subtract, is supplied by a fallacy of the sight. Henry Wotton, Architecture.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. excavation

   Excavation is the process of removing earth, soil, or other materials from a site to form a cavity or open space. It is often used in construction or archaeological studies to create building foundations or uncover archaeological artifacts. This process may involve the use of heavy machinery or manual labor, and takes into account safety measures and structural considerations.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Excavationnoun

   the act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass

2. Excavationnoun

   a cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping

3. Excavationnoun

   an uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel

4. Excavationnoun

   the material dug out in making a channel or cavity

5. Etymology: [L. excavatio: cf. F. excavation.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Excavation

   In archaeology, excavation is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains. An excavation site or "dig" is a site being studied. Such a site excavation concerns itself with a specific archaeological site or a connected series of sites, and may be conducted over as little as several weeks to over a number of years.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. excavation

   The art of cutting or otherwise making hollows in the earth; also the cavity formed.

Matched Categories

1. • Artifact
   • Creating By Removal
   • Production

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Excavation in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Excavation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Excavation in a Sentence

1. Matthew Van Scoyoc:

   I never thought I'd get to go on a fossil excavation in my life, and that was just really, really cool.

2. Scott Stripling:

   We registered 700 objects this last [excavation] season – seal impressions, scarabs, tools, weapons, jewelry, utilitarian objects, cultic objects, and about 2,000 pieces of pottery a day.

3. Gilad Ilatch:

   It literally happened on the last day of the excavation, … right in front of our eyes and those of the excited students, an unusual ceramic vessel c. 18 cm high (7 inches) was exposed, atop of is the image of a person….

4. Tilok Thakuria:

   We need to have a plan for excavation in Assam to recover material culture and to reconstruct social and cultural behavior of these groups of people.

5. Gilad Itach:

   The structure exposed in this excavation is different from most of the previously discovered farmsteads, its orderly plan, vast area, strong walls and the impressive water reservoir hewn beneath it suggest that the site was administrative in nature and it may well have controlled the surrounding farmsteads.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Excavation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Excavation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Excavation
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Excavation
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Excavation
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Excavation