Cavity
noun
An empty space within a solid object, often a hole or an opening.
The dentist found three cavities in my teeth that need to be filled.
Often appears as...
- dental cavity
- cavity wall
noun
In medicine, a hollow area in the body.
The chest cavity contains the heart and lungs.
Often appears as...
- chest cavity
- abdominal cavity
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A decayed part of a tooth caused by plaque and bacteria.
Sugar is a major cause of tooth cavities.
Often appears as...
- tooth cavity
- plaque cavity
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Disapproving
Technical, Academic
noun
A hollow place made by a burrowing animal, like a rabbit.
The rabbit dug a cavity in the ground for its home.
Often appears as...
- rabbit cavity
- burrow cavity
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Academic, Technical
noun
An empty space within a solid object, often a hole or an opening.
The dentist found three cavities in my teeth that need to be filled.
Often appears as...
- dental cavity
- cavity wall
noun
In medicine, a hollow area in the body.
The chest cavity contains the heart and lungs.
Often appears as...
- chest cavity
- abdominal cavity
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A decayed part of a tooth caused by plaque and bacteria.
Sugar is a major cause of tooth cavities.
Often appears as...
- tooth cavity
- plaque cavity
Usage tips
Disapproving
Technical, Academic
noun
A hollow place made by a burrowing animal, like a rabbit.
The rabbit dug a cavity in the ground for its home.
Often appears as...
- rabbit cavity
- burrow cavity
Usage tips
Academic, Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes 'cavity' is used metaphorically to express emptiness in non-physical things.
The book left a cavity in her heart.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Cavity' often implies a problem or a deficiency needing to be addressed.
The engineers found a cavity in the spacecraft's insulation.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Structures
In construction or architecture, 'cavity' refers to a designed gap within walls.
This building has cavity walls for better insulation.
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes 'cavity' is used metaphorically to express emptiness in non-physical things.
The book left a cavity in her heart.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Cavity' often implies a problem or a deficiency needing to be addressed.
The engineers found a cavity in the spacecraft's insulation.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Structures
In construction or architecture, 'cavity' refers to a designed gap within walls.
This building has cavity walls for better insulation.
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes 'cavity' is used metaphorically to express emptiness in non-physical things.
The book left a cavity in her heart.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Cavity' often implies a problem or a deficiency needing to be addressed.
The engineers found a cavity in the spacecraft's insulation.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Structures
In construction or architecture, 'cavity' refers to a designed gap within walls.
This building has cavity walls for better insulation.
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The Science of a...
for that is to help expand this nasal cavity so and to reduce the weight so this really enables that the cheetah to have a very lightweight head which you can see that marvelous moment in the footage which is keeping it very fixed on the preys you couldn't do that with an overweight and so having expanded
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Inside the Real Black...
the seventh mission another run-of-the-mill raid we felt invincible I know I did not long into the mission we started to realize that this was not as we expected the firefight surrounding the convoy was unprecedented the longer we were there the worse the commuting hey we got somebody hit who's the cavity
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Why you don’t like the...
it's a way of projecting yourself in the world. The mechanism for this projection is well understood. Your lungs contract your diaphragm and that creates a self-sustained vibration of your vocal fold, that creates a sound. And then the way you open and close the cavities in you mouth,
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What causes cavities? -...
Gradually, acid wears down a pathway for bacteria into the tooth's secondary layer called the dentin. Since blood vessels and nerves in our teeth are enclosed deep within, at this stage, the expanding cavity doesn't hurt. But if the damage extends beyond the dentin,
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6 ways mushrooms can...
And in these cavities, these micro-cavities form, and as they fuse soils, they absorb water. These are little wells. And inside these wells, then microbial communities begin to form. And so the spongy soil not only resists erosion, but sets up a microbial universe
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How does cancer spread...
As the cells proliferate, they spread via one of the three common routes of transcoelomic, lymphatic, or hematogenous spread. In transcoelomic spread, malignant cells penetrate the covering surfaces of cavities in our body. These surfaces are known as peritoneum
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What causes dandruff,...
Follicles, the tiny cavities that grow hairs all over our body, make for especially popular living quarters. Malassezia are fond of these hideouts because they contain glands that secrete an oil called sebum that’s thought to lubricate and strengthen our hair.
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Human Body 101 PIPE...
Systems come in The respiratory system is a group of passageways and organs that extracts life-giving oxygen from the air we breathe Air enters the body through nasal cavities travels down the throat and is then transported to the lung
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How AI could become an...
embedded in a thin plastic, flexible and transparent device that sits on your neck just like a sticker. These sensors pick up on these internal signals sourced deep within the mouth cavity, right from the surface of the skin.
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Explaining the Tree of...
others formed hollow balls which collapsed upon themselves creating a body with an internal cavity they were the first multi-celled organisms sponges are their direct descendants as more variations appeared the tree of life
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The Science of a...
for that is to help expand this nasal cavity so and to reduce the weight so this really enables that the cheetah to have a very lightweight head which you can see that marvelous moment in the footage which is keeping it very fixed on the preys you couldn't do that with an overweight and so having expanded
Video examples
Inside the Real Black...
the seventh mission another run-of-the-mill raid we felt invincible I know I did not long into the mission we started to realize that this was not as we expected the firefight surrounding the convoy was unprecedented the longer we were there the worse the commuting hey we got somebody hit who's the cavity
Video examples
Why you don’t like the...
it's a way of projecting yourself in the world. The mechanism for this projection is well understood. Your lungs contract your diaphragm and that creates a self-sustained vibration of your vocal fold, that creates a sound. And then the way you open and close the cavities in you mouth,
Video examples
What causes cavities? -...
Gradually, acid wears down a pathway for bacteria into the tooth's secondary layer called the dentin. Since blood vessels and nerves in our teeth are enclosed deep within, at this stage, the expanding cavity doesn't hurt. But if the damage extends beyond the dentin,
Video examples
6 ways mushrooms can...
And in these cavities, these micro-cavities form, and as they fuse soils, they absorb water. These are little wells. And inside these wells, then microbial communities begin to form. And so the spongy soil not only resists erosion, but sets up a microbial universe
Video examples
How does cancer spread...
As the cells proliferate, they spread via one of the three common routes of transcoelomic, lymphatic, or hematogenous spread. In transcoelomic spread, malignant cells penetrate the covering surfaces of cavities in our body. These surfaces are known as peritoneum
Video examples
What causes dandruff,...
Follicles, the tiny cavities that grow hairs all over our body, make for especially popular living quarters. Malassezia are fond of these hideouts because they contain glands that secrete an oil called sebum that’s thought to lubricate and strengthen our hair.
Video examples
Human Body 101 PIPE...
Systems come in The respiratory system is a group of passageways and organs that extracts life-giving oxygen from the air we breathe Air enters the body through nasal cavities travels down the throat and is then transported to the lung
Video examples
How AI could become an...
embedded in a thin plastic, flexible and transparent device that sits on your neck just like a sticker. These sensors pick up on these internal signals sourced deep within the mouth cavity, right from the surface of the skin.
Video examples
Explaining the Tree of...
others formed hollow balls which collapsed upon themselves creating a body with an internal cavity they were the first multi-celled organisms sponges are their direct descendants as more variations appeared the tree of life
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Quote examples
Sam Richardson
American Actor
I've eaten part of my tooth. I had a weird cavity that broke apart in my teeth - this is a bad story. I was eating and thought, 'It's like I'm swallowing rocks,' and then I checked and part of my tooth is missing. I ate it.
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Afeni Shakur
American Activist
That's what people are who have that impact on us. They are ahead of their time. They can't help it. They get put into a small, frail body, and they are given a light that is much too bright for that cavity.
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Russell Peters
Canadian Comedian
No matter where you are, the root of you is designed from a young age. So if my confidence was taken as a child, you can gain back a lot of the confidence, but that root of the cavity will still be there.
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Gail Honeyman
Scottish Writer
This may sound strange, but although I feel like I know everything about my characters, the brand of shampoo they use, how many cavities they have, their greatest fear, I don't actually see their faces.
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Henry Gray
English Scientist
The eyeball is contained in the cavity of the orbit. In this situation, it is securely protected from injury, whilst its position is such as to ensure the most extensive range of sight.
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Jimi Hendrix
American Musician
Rock is so much fun. That's what it's all about - filling up the chest cavities and empty kneecaps and elbows.
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Mandy Ingber
American Actress
Any pose that is an arch will open the chest cavity and is excellent for energizing the body.
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Rick Reilly
American Writer
I was a terrible Sugar Babies addict, so I had more cavities than the surface of the moon.
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David R. Brower
American Environmentalist
We've pumped waste into cavities in solid rock and found that it spread through the rock.
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Jay DeMarcus
American Musician
I've never in my life had a cavity. Not one!
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Sam Richardson
American Actor
I've eaten part of my tooth. I had a weird cavity that broke apart in my teeth - this is a bad story. I was eating and thought, 'It's like I'm swallowing rocks,' and then I checked and part of my tooth is missing. I ate it.
Quote examples
Afeni Shakur
American Activist
That's what people are who have that impact on us. They are ahead of their time. They can't help it. They get put into a small, frail body, and they are given a light that is much too bright for that cavity.
Quote examples
Russell Peters
Canadian Comedian
No matter where you are, the root of you is designed from a young age. So if my confidence was taken as a child, you can gain back a lot of the confidence, but that root of the cavity will still be there.
Quote examples
Gail Honeyman
Scottish Writer
This may sound strange, but although I feel like I know everything about my characters, the brand of shampoo they use, how many cavities they have, their greatest fear, I don't actually see their faces.
Quote examples
Henry Gray
English Scientist
The eyeball is contained in the cavity of the orbit. In this situation, it is securely protected from injury, whilst its position is such as to ensure the most extensive range of sight.
Quote examples
Jimi Hendrix
American Musician
Rock is so much fun. That's what it's all about - filling up the chest cavities and empty kneecaps and elbows.
Quote examples
Mandy Ingber
American Actress
Any pose that is an arch will open the chest cavity and is excellent for energizing the body.
Quote examples
Rick Reilly
American Writer
I was a terrible Sugar Babies addict, so I had more cavities than the surface of the moon.
Quote examples
David R. Brower
American Environmentalist
We've pumped waste into cavities in solid rock and found that it spread through the rock.
Quote examples
Jay DeMarcus
American Musician
I've never in my life had a cavity. Not one!
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