Also means
hollow
Usage Note
Cavité is used in medical contexts (a tooth cavity, a body cavity) and in geology or physics (a resonant cavity). The dental cavity is specifically une cavité dentaire. It is a formal register word; colloquially a tooth cavity is often called une carie.
Examples
"Le dentiste a trouvé une cavité dentaire."
Natural Translation
The dentist found a dental cavity.

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