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cavum

US/ˈkɑv.əm/

cavum noun: the lower part of the concha of the ear adjoining the origin of the helix.

Noun

cavum (plural cava)

  1. The lower part of the concha of the ear adjoining the origin of the helix.
  2. The nasal cavity.
  3. A fallstreak hole.

cavum meaning in Tamil

cavum in Tamil

பள்ளம், வெற்றிடம், வெற்று அறை

Forms of cavum

pluralcava

Origin of cavum

Unadapted borrowing from Latin cavum (“a hollow, hole”). Doublet of cave and cavus.

Questions about cavum

What does cavum mean?
Cavum means the lower part of the concha of the ear adjoining the origin of the helix.
What is cavum in Tamil?
Cavum in Tamil is பள்ளம், வெற்றிடம், வெற்று அறை. See Cavum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cavum?
Cavum is a noun.
How do you pronounce cavum?
Cavum is pronounced /ˈkɑv.əm/ (US).
What is the plural of cavum?
The plural of cavum is cava.

Words near cavum in the dictionary

  1. Cavourian
  2. cavs
  3. CAVU
  4. Cavubati
  5. Cavubatis
  6. cavum
  7. cavus
  8. Cavuto
  9. Cavutos
  10. cavvies
  11. cavvy

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: cavum (page history and authors); cavum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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