cavern
Use Cavern in a sentence
ərn noun
1.
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
2.
Pathology. a cavity that is produced by disease, especially one produced in the lungs by tuberculosis.
verb (used with object)
3.
to enclose in or as if in a cavern.
4.
to hollow out to form a cavern.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English caverne < Latin caverna, equivalent to cav(us) hollow + -erna, as in cisterna cistern
1325–75; Middle English caverne < Latin caverna, equivalent to cav(us) hollow + -erna, as in cisterna cistern
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| —n | |
| 1. | a cave, esp when large and formed by underground water, or a large chamber in a cave |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to shut in or as if in a cavern |
| 3. | to hollow out |
| [C14: from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna, from cavus hollow; see | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
cavern
late 14c., from O.Fr. caverne, from L.L. caverna "cave," from L. cavus (see cave).
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Science Dictionary
| cavern (kāv'ərn) Pronunciation Key
A large cave. |
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Example sentences
Today the cavern provides a home to many microbes, and animals that live both in the cave and in the surrounding desert.
Each cavern must reserve a minimum gas volume that serves to support the structure.
The cavern formed long ago when the bedrock was constantly exposed to groundwater, allowing dissolution of the limestone to occur.
Inside an immense three-story cavern known as the currency vault, the truck's next cargo was made ready for shipment.
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