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Meaning of 'vacuum' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vacuum [ n.]
- A space entirely devoid of matter (called also, by way of distinction, absolute vacuum); hence, in a more general sense, a space, as the interior of a closed vessel, which has been exhausted to a high or the highest degree by an air pump or other artificial means; as, water boils at a reduced temperature in a vacuum.
- The condition of rarefaction, or reduction of pressure below that of the atmosphere, in a vessel, as the condenser of a steam engine, which is nearly exhausted of air or steam, etc.; as, a vacuum of 26 inches of mercury, or 13 pounds per square inch.

Meaning of 'vacuum' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vacuum [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an empty area or space
Example in sentence:
  • the emptiness of outer space;
  • the huge desert voids;
  • without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum
2 . vacuum [ v]
Meaning (2):
- clean with a vacuum cleaner
Example in sentence:
  • vacuum the carpets

Nearby Words:

vacancies vacancy vacant vacantly vacate vacated vacating vacation vaccary vaccina

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