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cavity

[kav-i-tee] / ˈkæv ɪ ti /


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Their interpretation suggests that the superconducting state exchanges virtual photons with the dark cavity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

The team then compared the material's superconducting behavior inside and outside the cavity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

One of the strongest clues came from the relationship between the superconductivity enhancement and the characteristic frequency of the dark cavity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

A letter written by a 10-year-old girl in the 1980s and hidden in the cavity of the stairs at her home has been found 44 years later.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

It involved an invention known as the cavity magnetron, a source of high-powered microwaves.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

When Pioneer created samples, cavities intended to hold game accessories didn’t form, came out too thin or didn’t have the required depth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

She shared that her cancer had spread to her peritoneum, a membrane that lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities and protects internal organs.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The gold structures form tiny cavities that confine light between the gold and semiconductor layers.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 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

He said the scent came from dissecting sharks and whales, from cutting away layers of blubber and plunging her hands inside the cavities of marine creatures that were twenty times her size.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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