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vacuum Definition

vacu·um (vak′yo̵̅o̅m, -yo̵̅o̅ əm)

noun pl. -·u·ums or -·ua-yo̵̅o̅ ə

  1. a space with nothing at all in it; completely empty space
    1. an enclosed space, as that inside a vacuum tube, out of which most of the air or gas has been taken, as by pumping
    2. the degree to which pressure has been brought below atmospheric pressure
  3. a space left empty by the removal or absence of something usually found in it; void: often used figuratively
  4. ☆ vacuum cleaner

Etymology: L, neut. sing. of vacuus, empty

adjective

  1. of a vacuum
  2. used to make a vacuum
  3. having a vacuum; partially or completely exhausted of air or gas
  4. working by suction or the creation of a partial vacuum

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to clean with a vacuum cleaner

vacuum Synonyms

vacuum

n.

emptiness, rarefaction, void, vacuity, space, exhaustion.

vacuum Synonyms

vacuum

v.

vacuum-clean, clean, sweep, sweep up, hoover (British).

vacuum Telecom Definition
A space completely void of matter. Although a complete vacuum is unachievable on earth, outer space is theoretically a vacuum to within a few molecules per cubic inch.
vacuum Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • abhor: People said no, no, nature abhors a vacuum, it can't be a vacuum, there must be air bubbling up.
  • fill: Castro then marched into Havana to fill the vacuum.

Adjective modifier

  • ultrahigh: All of these methods are sensitive to the outermost atom layers at the surface and operate in ultrahigh vacuum.
  • bagless: Dyson is an inventor and industrial designer who has taken his bagless vacuum cleaner from the garage to a huge enterprise.
  • upright: Aptitude Upright Bags are the best replacement bags for your quality Aptitude upright vacuum.
  • partial: At high speed, the rushing air tends to create a partial vacuum inside the tube.
  • ideological: But there was also an ideological vacuum, which neither the left nor the native bourgeoisie were capable of filling.
  • ultra: The sample preparation and the measurements were done in ultra high vacuum.

Modifies a noun

  • cleaner: Also, an approach to Dyson, vacuum cleaners, will be made.
  • flask: Filter coffee from these coffee machines then passes through the filter basket on the coffee machines into a vacuum flask.
  • pump: Turns out that the vacuum pump in the rear is blowing more than sucking.
  • brake: See separate entries for air brakes and vacuum brakes for more details.
  • ejector: One was a single engined job fitted with a vacuum brake ejector to enable her to be used on passenger trains.
  • tube: Today vacuum tubes comprise only 18 % of the market, with flat plate panels taking a massive 82 % .

Noun used with modifier

  • miele: More information on miele vacuum cleaner, vacuum cleaner dealer.
  • kirby: You will find kirby vacuum cleaner at the website listed below.
  • smokebox: Back pressure and smokebox vacuum could be altered by raising and lower the brass choke positioned between the nozzles.
  • electrolux: Your source for electrolux vacuums, upright vacuums, electrolux vacuums and upright vacuum cleaners.. .
  • canister: Some shareholders will have heard of the canister vacuum cleaner called ' Henry ' , with the cheeky face printed on it.
  • quantum: The quantum vacuum can therefore flow like a fluid.
vacuum Quotes

  Architects cannot work in a vacuum; unlike other artists theyare totally dependent on a site, a brief and finance.

—Rogers, Richard George Rogers, Baron

: Well, they say nature hates a vacuum, Big Daddy. :That'swhattheysay, but sometimes Ithink that a vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with.

—Williams,TennesseeThomas Lanier

We live in the great indoors: the vacuum cleaner grazes over the carpet, lowing, its udder a swollen wobble. SeeAusten 43:88.

—Raine, Craig Anthony

   Speeches in our culture are the vacuum that fills a vacuum.

—Galbraith,John Kenneth