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cavus

/ˈkeɪ.vəs/

cavus noun: in planetary geology, an irregular steep-sided depression that does not seem to be an impact crater.

Noun

cavus (plural cavi)

  1. In planetary geology, an irregular steep-sided depression that does not seem to be an impact crater.

cavus meaning in Tamil

cavus in Tamil

உள்ளீ டின்மை, உள்ளீடின்மை

Forms of cavus

pluralcavi

Origin of cavus

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

Words that rhyme with cavus

Questions about cavus

What does cavus mean?
Cavus means in planetary geology, an irregular steep-sided depression that does not seem to be an impact crater.
What is cavus in Tamil?
Cavus in Tamil is உள்ளீ டின்மை, உள்ளீடின்மை. See Cavus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cavus?
Cavus is a noun.
How do you pronounce cavus?
Cavus is pronounced /ˈkeɪ.vəs/.
What is the plural of cavus?
The plural of cavus is cavi.

Words near cavus in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cavus (page history and authors); cavus (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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