CAVITIES

Noun

cavities

plural of cavity

Anagrams

• caitives, casitive, viciates

Source: Wiktionary


CAVITY

Cav"i*ty, n.; pl. Cavities. Etym: [L. cavus hollow: cf. F. cavité.]

1. Hollowness. [Obs.] The cavity or hollowness of the place. Goodwin.

2. A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity. An instrument with a small cavity, like a small spoon. Arbuthot. Abnormal spaces or excavations are frequently formed in the lungs, which are designated cavities or vomicæ. Quain. Body cavity, the coelum. See under Body.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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