| vacuum pump n. 1. A pump used to evacuate an enclosure. 2. See pulsometer. |
vacuum pump
n
(Engineering / General Engineering) a pump for producing a low gas pressure
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| Noun | 1. |  vacuum pump - a pump that moves air in or out of somethingcondensation pump, diffusion pump - vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum ion pump - a vacuum pump that removes gas by ionizing the atoms or molecules and adsorbing them on a metal surface pump - a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction |
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