Cāv'i-ty, n.

n. [Fr. cavité, Pr. cavitat, It. cavità, cavitate, cavitate, Lat. cavitas, from cavus, hollow.] 1. A hollow place; an opening; any inclosed space. “An instrument with a small cavity, like a small spoon.” — Arbuthnot. 2. The state of being hollow; hollowness. “The cavity or hollowness of the place.” — Goodwin.