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vac·u·um
[vak-yoom, -yoo-uhm, -yuhm] noun, plural vac·u·ums for 1, 2, 4–6, vac·u·a [vak-yoo-uh] for 1, 2, 4, 6; adjective; verb noun
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a space entirely devoid of matter.
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the state or degree of exhaustion in such an enclosed space.
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a space not filled or occupied; emptiness; void: The loss left a vacuum in his heart.
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EXPANDa vacuum cleaner or sweeper.
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COLLAPSEPhysics. a state of lowest energy in a quantum field theory.
adjective
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of, pertaining to, employing, or producing a vacuum.
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(of a hollow container) partly exhausted of gas or air.
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pertaining to a device or process that makes use of a vacuum to accomplish a desired task.
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noting or pertaining to canning or packaging in which air is removed from the container to prevent deterioration of the contents.
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verb (used with object)
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to treat with any vacuum device, as a vacuum drier.
verb (used without object)
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to use a vacuum cleaner: to vacuum in the dining room.
Origin:
1540–50; < Latin, neuter of vacuus empty
1540–50; < Latin, neuter of vacuus empty
Related forms
non·vac·u·um, adjective, noun, plural -vac·u·ums, -vac·u·a.
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vacuum
1550, "emptiness of space," from L. vacuum "an empty space, void," noun use of neuter of vacuus "empty," related to vacare "be empty" (see vain). Properly a loan-translation of Gk. xenon, lit. "that which is empty." Meaning "a place emptied of air" is attested from 1652. Vacuum
EXPANDtube is attested from 1859. Vacuum cleaner is from 1903; shortened form vacuum (n.) first recorded 1910. The verb meaning "to clean with a vacuum cleaner" is recorded from 1922.
COLLAPSE
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Medical Dictionary
vacuum vac·u·um (vāk'y&oomacr;-əm, -y&oomacr;m, -yəm)
n. pl. vac·u·ums or vac·u·a (-y&oomacr;-ə)
Absence of matter.
A space empty of matter.
A space relatively empty of matter.
A space in which the pressure is significantly lower than atmospheric pressure.
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vacuum (vāk'y m) Pronunciation Key
Plural vacuums or vacuua
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vacuum definition
The absence of matter.
Note: In the natural world, air will flow into regions of vacuum, giving rise to the saying “Nature abhors a vacuum.”
Note: The saying is extended informally: in politics, a lack of leadership may be referred to as a vacuum, which will presumably be filled by others rushing in.
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