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cavity

[kav-i-tee] / ˈkæv ɪ ti /


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"The Earth-ionosphere cavity acts as a natural resonator that amplifies electromagnetic waves right around the mass range we wanted to probe."

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

A surveyor's report commissioned by shared-ownership provider, Sage Homes, found evidence the walls may have been wet when plasterboard was installed, and also identified issues with insulation and debris in the cavity walls.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Potts and his collaborators had previously shown that photons leaving the cavity should not automatically be treated as "waste heat" in a thermodynamic description.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

In this setup, a laser continuously supplies additional photons to the cavity, while some light escapes through the partially reflecting mirrors.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

To the west, between two of the flanges of the tree that spread out to be roots, was a cavity.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Those techniques do not work particularly well for qubits placed inside phononic cavities.

From Science Daily Sep. 12, 2026

Those safe havens come in the form of nest boxes, specially designed to resemble the tree cavities barn owls nest in that are disappearing from our countryside.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Some create burrows in the ground, others use cavities in wood such as tree hollows or fallen branches, and some nest inside plant stems or small existing holes in twigs.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2026

After brain tumors are removed, a surgeon uses the tiles to line the walls of the empty cavities.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

An onrushing sense of claustrophobia stifled him, compressed his lungs, as if water filled their cavities.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner




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