vacuum

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vacuum[1,noun] vacuum[2,adjective] vacuum[3,verb] vacuum bottle vacuum cleaner vacuum flask vacuum gauge vacuum-packed vacuum pan vacuum pump

Main Entry: ¹vac·u·um
Pronunciation: 'va-(")kyüm, -ky&m also -kyü-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural vac·u·ums or vac·ua /-ky&-w&/
Etymology: Latin, from neuter of vacuus empty, from vacare to be empty
1 : emptiness of space
2 a : a space absolutely devoid of matter b : a space partially exhausted (as to the highest degree possible) by artificial means (as an air pump) c : a degree of rarefaction below atmospheric pressure
3 a : a state or condition resembling a vacuum : VOID <the power vacuum in Indochina after the departure of the French -- Norman Cousins> b : a state of isolation from outside influences <people who live in a vacuum...so that the world outside them is of no moment -- W. S. Maugham>
4 : a device creating or utilizing a partial vacuum; especially : VACUUM CLEANER