Vacuum
11vacuum — index blank (emptiness), need (deprivation) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
12vacuum — n void, cavity, *hole, hollow, pocket …
13vacuum — has the plural form vacuums in general use, but vacua is sometimes used in scientific contexts …
14vacuum — [n] emptiness exhaustion, free space, gap, nothingness, rarefaction, space, vacuity, void; concepts 513,740 Ant. fullness …
15Vacuum — This article is about empty physical space or the absence of matter. For other uses, see Vacuum (disambiguation). Free space redirects here. For other uses, see Free space (disambiguation). Pump to demonstrate vacuum In everyday usage, vacuum is… …
16vacuum — n. & v. n. (pl. vacuums or vacua) 1 a space entirely devoid of matter. 2 a space or vessel from which the air has been completely or partly removed by a pump etc. 3 a the absence of the normal or previous content of a place, environment, etc. b… …
17vacuum — /vak yoohm, yooh euhm, yeuhm/, n., pl. vacuums for 1, 2, 4 6, vacua /vak yooh euh/ for 1, 2, 4, 6; adj.; v. n. 1. a space entirely devoid of matter. 2. an enclosed space from which matter, esp. air, has been partially removed so that the matter… …
18vacuum — I UK [ˈvækjʊəm] / US [ˈvækjuəm] / US [ˈvækjum] noun Word forms vacuum : singular vacuum plural vacuums * 1) [countable] physics a space that has had all the air and any other gases removed from it 2) [singular] a feeling that something is missing …
19vacuum — I. noun (plural vacuums or vacua) Etymology: Latin, from neuter of vacuus empty, from vacare to be empty Date: 1550 1. emptiness of space 2. a. a space absolutely devoid of matter b. a space partially exhausted (as to the highest degree possible) …
20vacuum — [[t]væ̱kjuːm, juːəm[/t]] vacuums, vacuuming, vacuumed 1) N COUNT: usu sing, oft supp N If someone or something creates a vacuum, they leave a place or position which then needs to be filled by another person or thing. The collapse of the army… …
