по́лость — meaning in English

English meaning

• cavity noun A hollow space or hole inside something solid.
• hollow noun A small valley or dip between hills, or a sunken area on a surface.
• lumen noun The standard unit for measuring the total amount of visible light emitted by a source.

Senses

по́лость is used for these senses in English:

• cavity (anatomy) A hollow area within the body.
• hollow An unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.
• lumen (botany) The cavity bounded by a plant cell wall.

cavity — full definition

1. noun A hollow space or hole inside something solid.
2. noun A decayed, hollow spot in a tooth caused by tooth decay.

hollow — full definition

1. noun A small valley or dip between hills, or a sunken area on a surface.
2. noun An empty space or cavity inside something.
3. adj Having an empty space inside; not solid.
4. adj Insincere or lacking real meaning or substance.
5. verb To dig or carve out a hole or cavity in something.

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