different between cavity vs valley

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 valey, valeye, from Anglo-Norman valey, Old French valee (compare French vallée), from Latin vall?s/vallis. Doublet of vlei.

Pronunciation

• enPR: v?l'?, IPA^(key): /?væli/
• Rhymes: -æli

Noun

valley (plural valleys)

1. An elongated depression between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.

   Synonyms: (poetic) vale; see also Thesaurus:valley
2. The area which drains into a river.
3. Any structure resembling one, e.g., the meeting point of two pitched roofs.
4. The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.

Hyponyms

• closed-cut valley
• open valley

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• dale
• dell
• vale

Anagrams

• y'all've

Manx

Noun

valley

1. Lenited form of balley.