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Lacuna vs Cavity - What's the difference?

lacuna | cavity |

As nouns the difference between lacuna and cavity

is that lacuna is a small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus while cavity is a hole or hollow depression.

lacuna

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.
  • An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing, often referring to an ancient manuscript or similar such.
  • (microscopy) A space visible between cells, allowing free passage of light.
  • (linguistics) A language gap, which occurs when there is no direct translation in the target language for a lexical term found in the source language

    • Synonyms

    * hiatus * gap

    Derived terms

    * lacunal * lacunary

    cavity

    English

    Noun

    (cavities)
  • A hole or hollow depression.
  • A hollow area within the body (such as the sinuses).
  • (dentistry) A soft area in a decayed tooth.

    • Synonyms

    * See also * (dentistry)

    Derived terms

    * buccal cavity * cavity back * cavity batten * cavity coupling * cavity fill * cavity filter * cavity impedence * cavity magnetron * cavity oscillator * cavity radiator * cavity resonance * cavity tray * cavity tuning * cavity vent * cavity wall * oral cavity

    Related terms

    * cave * concave * excavate * excavation * excavator

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