Polyglot Dictionary

Hohlraum

/ˈhoːlˌʁaʊ̯m/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Hohlräume

Meaning

  1. cavity

    Built from hohl (hollow) + Raum (space).

    • Im Stein ist ein Hohlraum.

      There is a cavity in the stone.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • hohl hollow
  • Raum space

Similar words

Grube

Close — a cavity and a pit are similar concepts.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cárie

cárie is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cavity."

Portuguese

cavidade

cavidade is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cavity."

Practice

1 What does Hohlraum mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im Stein ist ein ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hohlraum?

nouncompound

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