vacuum pump

vacuum pump

n.

1. A pump used to evacuate an enclosure.

2. See pulsometer.

vacuum pump

n

(General Engineering) a pump for producing a low gas pressure

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vacuum pump - a pump that moves air in or out of something air pump condensation pump, diffusion pump - vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum inflater, inflator - an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire) 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