different between cavity vs dimple
cavity
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)
- A hole or hollow depression.
- A hollow area within the body (such as the sinuses).
- (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
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dimple
English
Etymology
From Middle English dympull, likely from Proto-Germanic *dumpila- (“sink-hole, dimple”), from Proto-Germanic *dumpa- (“hole, hollow, pit”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewb- (“deep, hollow”), equivalent to dialectal dump (“deep hole or pool”) +? -le (diminutive suffix). Akin to Old High German tumphilo (“pool”) (whence German Tümpel) and Old English dyppan (“to dip”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?mp?l/
- Rhymes: -?mp?l
Noun
dimple (plural dimples)
- A small depression or indentation in a surface.
- 1815, William Wordsworth, The White Doe of Rylstone; or, The Fate of the Nortons
- The garden pool's dark surface […] breaks into dimples small and bright.
- 1815, William Wordsworth, The White Doe of Rylstone; or, The Fate of the Nortons
- Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.
Synonyms
- (depression in a surface): dent
Translations
Verb
dimple (third-person singular simple present dimples, present participle dimpling, simple past and past participle dimpled)
- (transitive) To create a dimple in.
- (intransitive) To create a dimple in one's face by smiling.
- To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.
- And smiling eddies dimpled o'er the main.
Synonyms
- (create a dimple in): dent, mar
Translations
Anagrams
- impled, limped
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