Cavity

  • 101cavity — noun (C) 1 formal a hole or space inside something 2 technical a hole in a tooth made by decay …

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  • 102cavity — noun microscopic photos show a surface erose with nodes and cavities Syn: space, chamber, hollow, hole, pocket, pouch; orifice, aperture; socket, gap, crater, pit …

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  • 103cavity — n hole, hollow, cave, cavern; crater, cup, scoop, concavity; pit, shaft, chamber, mine, bore, tunnel, excavation; abyss, crevasse; opening, aperture, orifice, fissure, crack, cleft, chink, notch, gap …

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  • 104cavity — cav·i·ty …

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  • 105cavity — noun Syn: space, chamber, hollow, hole, pocket, gap, crater, pit …

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  • 106cavity — [ˈkævəti] noun [C] 1) a hole or space inside a solid object or your body 2) a hole in a tooth, caused by decay …

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  • 107cavity — cav•i•ty [[t]ˈkæv ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) any hollow place; hollow 2) anat. a hollow space within the body, an organ, a bone, etc 3) den a hollow space or a pit in a tooth, commonly produced by decay • Etymology: 1535–45; < MF cavite < LL… …

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  • 108cavity — [1] An empty space in a body structure, either in a box section or a double skinned area. [2] A holder and contact for fuses …

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  • 109cavity — see CAVE …

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  • 110Body cavity search — Cavity search redirects here. For other meanings, see Cavity Search (disambiguation). A body cavity search is either a visual search or a manual internal inspection of body cavities such as for prohibited material (contraband), such as illegal… …

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