[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cavity \cav"ity\, n.; pl. cavities. l. cavus hollow: cf. f.
   cavit'e.
   1. hollowness. obs.
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            the cavity or hollowness of the place. --goodwin.
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   2. a hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity.
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            an instrument with a small cavity, like a small
            spoon.                                --arbuthnot.
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            abnormal spaces or excavations are frequently formed
            in the lungs, which are designated cavities or
            vomicae.                            --quain.
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   body cavity, the coelum. see under body.
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see also:
cavities body cavity body 

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