vacuum
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈvæk.juːm/
- Specialized
:
vacío
- In the vacuum of space, no air exists to carry sound.
- vacuum chamber
- vacuum pump
- create a vacuum
Thus, light through the vacuum of space moves at the speed of light.
- Thus, light through the vacuum of space moves at the speed of light.
- You see, what physicists mean by vacuum is the absence of particles.
- I'll call this the vacuum bath or the Higgs bath.
- I'm also doing about that proper vacuum, the lowest energy vacuum.
- There's way more pressure in the vacuum of space.
- How do you get from nothing vacuum in the lab?
- And in the near vacuum of space, well, it ain't there.
- So he was dressed up in a vacuum chamber in order to get orgasm.
Examples
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You see, what physicists mean by vacuum is the absence of particles.
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Below our feet is the vacuum of space.
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There's way more pressure in the vacuum of space.
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Some doors are open; we can hear the vacuum cleaner of a janitor.
Fiction book (1992) -
A void, a vacuum that must be soon filled by hostilities.
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Astronauts must be careful when exploring the vacuum of space.
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The scientists studied the effects of radiation in a vacuum created in their laboratory.
Synonyms
182
6.5
A very empty space or feeling that is hard to fill
32
7.2
A state with no people or things in it
14
3.6
A space or place that has nothing in it
An empty space with nothing inside
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
3
4.7
A sealed container with almost all air removed for testing or making things
- Specialized
1
3.6
A machine that removes air or gas from a closed space so there is almost no air left
A machine that cleans floors by using strong spinning air to separate dust into a removable bin
A machine that uses spinning air to collect dust in a removable clear bin without a bag
- Specialized
A small machine for cleaning floors that you wear on your back with straps
- Specialized
A machine used in surgery to remove blood, fluid, or tissue from the body
- Archaic
A glass or metal tube that uses heat to make electricity flow without air
- Specialized
A medical procedure that ends an early pregnancy by sucking the unborn baby and placenta from the womb
- NSFW
A weapon that spreads fuel into the air and then sets it on fire, causing a very large blast
A container with two walls and empty space between them that keeps drinks hot or cold
How Empty
- Specialized
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4.2
- Specialized
3
4.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vacuum (noun, empty space) comes from the Latin vacuus, meaning 'empty', and is the same root as vacant and vacate. That's why scientists call a place with almost no air a 'vacuum'—it is, in effect, nearly empty.