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Meaning of Cavity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈkæv.ɪt.i

Definitions

A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.
A hollow area within the body.
The female part of a mold: the depression itself or (metonymically) the half of the mold that contains it.
A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries.

Equivalents

Afrikaans holte

العربية التّجويف تجويف جب جوف حفرة حق خربة نقرة

Azərbaycan dili boşluq

Български кариес кухина́

Bosanski gat jama šupljina јама шупљина

Català càries cavitat

Čeština dutina výduť

Cymraeg ceudod

Dansk hul

Deutsch Höhle Hohlraum Karies Kavität Loch

Ελληνικά κοιλότητα κουφάλα

Esperanto kario

Español caries cavidad

Suomi hammasmätä karies kaviteetti onkalo ontelo reikä

Français carie

Gaeilge cuas cuasán

Gàidhlig dearc

עברית חלל כף מחילה

हिन्दी गुहा सुराख़

Hrvatski gat jama šupljina јама шупљина

Magyar foglyuk lyuk üreg

Հայերեն խոռոչ

Bahasa Indonesia atrium rongga ruang

Italiano carie cavità

日本語孔腔虚ろ虫歯鬆齲

한국어 강 공동 굿 충치

Kurdî ḧal

Latina alveus alvus antrum cavea cavositas concavitas specus

Latviešu dobums ligzda

Te Reo Māori korukoru rua

മലയാളം പോട്

Bahasa Melayu kaviti

Nederlands gaatje gat

Polski dół dziura jama rozkop ubytek

Português cárie cavidade

Русский кариес полость

Српски gat jama šupljina јама шупљина

Svenska häl

ไทย ช่อง ฟันผุ

Türkçe oyuk

Українська дупло карієс під порожнина пустота

Tiếng Việt khoang xoang

Examples

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

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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