cavité

Definitions of cavité
  1. noun
    a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
    synonyms: excavation, fosse
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    sables mouvants
    a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
    bac à sable, sablonnière
    a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug
    type of:
    excavation
    a depression hollowed out of solid matter
  2. noun
    space that is surrounded by something
    synonyms: espace fermé, excavation
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    creux, excavation
    a cavity or space in something
    poche, sac
    an enclosed space
    type of:
    espace, intervalle
    an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
  3. noun
    a cavity or space in something
    synonyms: creux, excavation
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    type of:
    espace fermé, excavation
    space that is surrounded by something
  4. noun
    (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
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    sinus
    any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull
    alvéole, glène
    a bony hollow into which a structure fits
    cavité de l'îil, circuit, orbite
    the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
    oreille moyenne
    the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear
    sac
    a structure resembling a bag in an animal
    cavité nasale
    either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx
    caecum
    the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
    cavité tubulaire
    a cavity having the shape of a tube
    aisselle
    the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
    bassin, pelvis
    a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
    sinus
    any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities
    vésicule
    a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
    sac
    (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
    vésicule
    a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
    pharynx
    the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
    type of:
    structure anatomique, structure du corps
    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
  5. noun
    a depression hollowed out of solid matter
    synonyms: excavation
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    types:
    excavation, fosse
    a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
    sables mouvants
    a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
    bac à sable, sablonnière
    a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug
    type of:
    bosse, dépression, enfoncement
    a sunken or depressed geological formation
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