Definitions for cavity
ˈkæv ɪ ticav·i·ty

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pit, cavity(noun)

   a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)

   "they dug a pit to bury the body"

2. cavity, enclosed space(noun)

   space that is surrounded by something

3. cavity, caries, dental caries, tooth decay(noun)

   soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth

4. cavity, bodily cavity, cavum(noun)

   (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. cavity(Noun)

   A hole or hollow depression.

2. cavity(Noun)

   A hollow area within the body (such as the sinuses).

3. cavity(Noun)

   A soft area in a decayed tooth.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cavity(noun)

   hollowness

2. Cavity(noun)

   a hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity

Origin: [L. cavus hollow: cf. F. cavit.]

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1. Cavity

   Cavity was an American sludge metal band from Miami, Florida. They formed in 1992, and they broke up around 2003. Steve Brooks and Juan Montoya would go on to play in Torche and Floor. Henry Wilson and Beatriz Monteavaro also played in Floor. Jason Landrian went on to form Black Cobra Ed Matus played Guitar on "Drowning".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cavity

   kav′it-i, n. a hollow place: hollowness: an opening.—adj. Cav′itied. [L. cavitas, -tatem—cavus, hollow.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cavity

   In naval architecture signifies the displacement formed in the water by the immersed bottom and sides of the vessel.

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   Alex

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cavity in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cavity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of cavity in a Sentence

1. Samuel Cammack III:

   It wasn't a strip search, it was a manual cavity search.

2. Elizabeth Steensma:

   That strep organism, that is really common, somehow that went from his pharynx in his throat and made its way into his abdominal cavity.

3. Elisabeth Hildebrand:

   By constructing the mortuary cavity, people created a shared space where community members could be placed all together, without any sign of certain individuals being given primacy.

4. Kareem Abu-Elmagd:

   Everybody was excited in the operating room when we had the organs in, they fit in his abdominal cavity and the whole team was so excited that we were able to Vic with the new organs.

5. Montgomery County Coroner Kent Harshbarger:

   A pipe device was found in his pocket with an attached clear plastic baggie that has been determined to contain cocaine, and the assailant's cavity blood sample was found to contain cocaine, alprazolam and ethanol.

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