molecular pump
- noun
- /məˈlɛkjələr pʌmp/
- Specialized
:
bomba molecular
- To maintain the conditions necessary for the study, the team relied on a molecular pump that effectively removed gas from the chamber.
Examples
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Using a molecular pump, the researchers were able to achieve a vacuum level suitable for their sensitive experiments.
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The laboratory invested in a new molecular pump to ensure a better vacuum for their experiments.
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So if you use the turbo molecular pump, then it looks like a turbine.
Synonyms
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2.1
A machine that moves water or air to another place
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3.6
A machine that removes air or gas from a closed space so there is almost no air left
How Strong
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- Specialized
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3.6
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1.9
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3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is a straightforward modifier+noun: 'molecular' (relating to molecules) specifies the scale/type of 'pump' (a device that moves substances). Although the term is technical, its meaning — a pump that moves molecules or ions — is transparently derivable from the constituents and follows common compositional patterns, so a learner who knows the words would grasp the general sense.
Etymology
Molecular pump is named because the word molecular shows it works on single molecules and pump shows it pushes them out. Picture tiny gas molecules being swept away by fast blades or jets, so the machine creates a 'vacuum' by removing molecules.