different between cavity vs cavern

English

Etymology

From Middle English cavity, from Middle French cavité, from Late Latin cavitas, from Latin cavus (“hollow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæv?ti/
• • (US) IPA^(key): [?k?æv??i]

Noun

cavity (plural cavities)

1. A hole or hollow depression.
2. A hollow area within the body (such as the sinuses).
3. (dentistry) A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:hole
• (dentistry): caries

Derived terms

Related terms

• cave
• concave
• excavate
• excavation
• excavator

Translations

Further reading

• cavity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• cavity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• cavity at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

From Middle English caverne, from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna, from cavus (“hollow”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: k?v'?n, IPA^(key): /?kæv.?n/
• (General American) enPR: k?v'?rn, IPA^(key): /?kæv.?n/
• Rhymes: -æv?(?)n

Noun

cavern (plural caverns)

1. A large cave.
2. An underground chamber.

Derived terms

• cavernous

Translations

Verb

cavern (third-person singular simple present caverns, present participle caverning, simple past and past participle caverned)

1. (transitive) To form a cavern or deep depression in.

   catacombs caverning the hillsides

2. (transitive) To put into a cavern.

Anagrams

• Craven, carven, craven