cavity

CEFRB2

/ˈkæv.ɪt.i/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An empty space inside something, especially a hole in a tooth.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Sami has never had a cavity in his life.

  • Since I developed this cavity, my tooth has been really sensitive to heat and cold.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈkʰæv.ɨɾ.i]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.

  2. A hollow area within the body.

  3. The female part of a mold: the depression itself or (metonymically) the half of the mold that contains it.

More examples

In context

  • I think I have a cavity.

  • Jim got two cavities filled at the dentist's office yesterday.

Synonyms

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The dentist found a small blank in my back molar during the checkup.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.