Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cavity

[ˈkʰæv.ɨɾ.i]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
cav-i-ty
IPA
[ˈkʰæv.ɨɾ.i]
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.

noun

A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.

noun

A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French cavité or Late Latin cavitās, from cav(i) (“hollow, excavated, concave”) + -tās (“-ity”, nominal suffix). First attested in the Mid-16th c.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ḱewh₁-, cavité, cavitās

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [ˈkʰæv.ɨɾ.i]

Inflected Forms

cavities (plural)

Derived Forms

anticavity cavicapture cavitand cavitation cavitied cavityless intracavity intracavital multicavity subcavity

Phrases

body cavity search cavity magnetron cavity QED cavity quantum electrodynamics cavity resonator cavity search cavity wall centre of cavity

Frequently Paired Words

cave cavitary cavitate concave excavate excavation excavator core

Synonyms

caries bodily cavity cavum pit dental caries tooth decay enclosed space

Rhymes With

gravity depravity microgravity antigravity concavity supergravity microcavity intracavity biconcavity endocavity

Questions

How do you pronounce cavity?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈkʰæv.ɨɾ.i].
What does cavity mean?
A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.
Where does cavity come from?
It is traced to Middle French. First known use: First attested in the Mid-16th c..

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