| Title | Cavity |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology cavity 1541, from M.Fr . cavité, from L.L. cavitas "hollowness," from L. cavus "hollow" (see cave).
http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 cavity cav·ity / 5kAvEti / noun(pl. -ies) 1. a hole or empty space inside sth solid 洞；孔；窟窿；腔: the abdominal cavity 腹腔 2. a hole in a tooth (龋齿的)洞 OLT cavity noun ⇨ hole 2 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: mantle cavity , or nasal cavity , or nerve cavity , or neural cavity , or pelvic cavity , or peribranchial cavity , or pericardial cavity , or pit cavity , or pleural cavity , or primary body cavity , or pulp cavity , or resonant cavity , or sap cavity , or segmentation cavity , or sigmoid cavity , or somatic cavity , or thoracic cavity , or tympanic cavity , or body cavity , or brachial cavity , or greater sigmoid cavity , or lesser sigmoid cavity , or cavity oscillator , or cavity resonator , or cavity wall , or cleavage cavity , or cotyloid cavity , or coxal cavity , or cutigeral cavity , or gill cavity , or glenoid cavity , or head-cavity cav·i·ty \ˈkavəd.ē, -ətē, -i\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle French cavité, from Late Latin cavitas hollowness, from Latin cavus hollow + -itas -ity — more at cave : a three-dimensional discontinuity in the substance of a mass or body : a space within a mass < a water-filled cavity in limestone > also : a space hollowed out (as by decay) < teeth full of cavities > < an old cavity excavated by a woodpecker — John Burroughs > |
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