vacuum

vac·uum

 (văk′yo͞om, -yəm, -yo͞o-əm)

n. pl. vac·uums or vac·u·a (-yo͞o-ə)

1.

a. Absence of matter.

b. A space empty of matter.

c. A space relatively empty of matter.

d. A space in which the pressure is significantly lower than atmospheric pressure.

2. A state of emptiness; a void.

3. A state of being sealed off from external or environmental influences; isolation.

4. pl. vac·uums A vacuum cleaner.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or used to create a vacuum.

2. Containing air or other gas at a reduced pressure.

3. Operating by means of suction or by maintaining a partial vacuum.

tr. & intr.v. vac·uumed, vac·uum·ing, vac·uums

To clean with or use a vacuum cleaner.

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[Latin, empty space, from neuter of vacuus, empty, from vacāre, to be empty; see euə- in Indo-European roots.]

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vacuum

(ˈvækjʊəm)

n, pl vacuums or vacua (ˈvækjʊə)

1. (General Physics) a region containing no matter; free space. Compare plenum³

2. (General Physics) a region in which gas is present at a low pressure

3. (General Physics) the degree of exhaustion of gas within an enclosed space: a high vacuum; a perfect vacuum.

4. a sense or feeling of emptiness: his death left a vacuum in her life.

5. short for vacuum cleaner

6. (General Physics) (modifier) of, containing, measuring, producing, or operated by a low gas pressure: a vacuum tube; a vacuum brake.

vb

to clean (something) with a vacuum cleaner: to vacuum a carpet.

[C16: from Latin: an empty space, from vacuus empty]

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vac•u•um

(ˈvæk yum, -yu əm, -yəm)

n., pl. -u•ums for 1,2,4-6, -u•a (-yu ə) for 1,2,4,6; n.

1. a space entirely devoid of matter.

2. an enclosed space from which matter, esp. air, has been partially removed so that the matter or gas remaining in the space exerts less pressure than the atmosphere (opposed to plenum).

3. the state or degree of exhaustion in such an enclosed space.

4. a space not filled or occupied; emptiness; void: The loss left a vacuum in his life.

5. vacuum cleaner.

adj.

6. of, pertaining to, employing, or producing a vacuum.

7. (of a hollow container) partly exhausted of gas or air.

8. noting or pertaining to canning or packaging in which air is removed from the container to prevent deterioration of the contents.

v.t.

9. to clean with a vacuum cleaner.

v.i.

10. to use a vacuum cleaner.

[1540–50; < Latin, neuter of vacuus empty]

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vac·uum

(văk′yo͞om)

1. A condition in which there is no matter or very little matter.

2. An enclosed space, such as the space inside a container, in which there are far fewer gas molecules than in an equal volume of the air outside it. A vacuum has a much lower gas pressure than that of the atmosphere at sea level.

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vacuum

Past participle: vacuumed
Gerund: vacuuming

Imperative

vacuum

vacuum

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vacuum

A space without matter.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vacuum - the absence of matter vacuity emptiness - the state of containing nothing
	2.	vacuum - an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum" vacancy, void, emptiness space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"
	3.	vacuum - a region that is devoid of matter vacuity region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
	4.	vacuum - an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction vacuum cleaner dust bag, vacuum bag - a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner home appliance, household appliance - an appliance that does a particular job in the home Hoover - a kind of vacuum cleaner
Verb	1.	vacuum - clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets" hoover, vacuum-clean clean, make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"

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vacuum

noun

1. gap, lack, absence, space, deficiency, void The collapse of the army left a vacuum in the area.

2. emptiness, space, void, gap, empty space, nothingness, vacuity The spinning turbine creates a vacuum.

3. vacuum cleaner, Hoover (trademark), vac (Brit. informal) Get the breakfast and take the vacuum round the house before the boys wake.

verb

1. vacuum-clean, hoover I vacuumed the carpets today.

Quotations
"Nature abhors a vacuum" [François Rabelais Gargantua]

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vacuum

noun

1. Total absence of matter:

emptiness, vacancy, vacuity, void.

2. Empty, unfilled space:

barrenness, emptiness, nothingness, vacancy, vacuity, void.

3. A desolate sense of loss:

blankness, desolation, emptiness, hollowness, void.

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Translations

خَواء، فَراغيُنَظِّفُ بـِمِكْنَسَةٍ كَهْرَبَائِيَّةيُنَظِّف بالمِكنَسَه الكَهرُبائِيَّه

вакуум

luxovatvysátvysavačvzduchoprázdnovakuum

støvsugestøvsugertomrumvakuumlufttomt rum

VakuumstaubsaugenStaubsaugersaugen

κενόσκουπίζω με ηλεκτρική σκούπα

vacíoaspiradoraaspirarpasar la aspiradora

imuroidapölynimurityhjiötyhjövakuumi

videaspirateurpasser l’aspirateurpasser l'aspirateurvacuum

usisatiusisavativakumvakuum

vákuumporszívó

lofttæmilofttómryksuga

vuotoaspirapolverepassare l’aspirapolverepulire con l'aspirapolvere

掃除機で掃除する電気掃除機で掃除する

진공 청소기로 청소하다진공청소기로 청소하다

dulkių siurblysišvalyti dulkių siurbliuvakuumasvalyti dulkių siurbliu

iztīrīt ar putekļu sūcējuputekļu sūcējsvakuums

stofzuigenvacuümstofzuiger

vakuumlufttomt romstøvsugestøvsuger

odkurzaczpróżnia

aspiraraspirar o póvácuo

aspiratorvid

вакуумпылесоспылесосить

vákuumvysávačvzduchoprázdno

vakuum

dammsugavakuum

ดูดฝุ่น

vakumboşlukelektrik süpürgesielektrik süpürgesiyle süpürmeksüpürmek

hút bụi

吸尘用真空吸尘器打扫真空真空吸尘

vacuum

[ˈvækjʊm]

A. N (vacuums or (frm) vacua (pl))

1. (gen) → vacío m
it can't exist in a vacuum → no puede existir en el vacío

2. (= hoover) to give a room a vacuum → limpiar un cuarto con aspiradora

B. VT → pasar la aspiradora por

C. VI → pasar la aspiradora

D. CPD vacuum bottle N (US) = vacuum flask vacuum cleaner N → aspiradora f
vacuum flask N → termo m
vacuum pump N → bomba f de vacío

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vacuum

[ˈvækjʊəm ˈvækjʊm]

n

(PHYSICS) → vide m

(fig) → vide m
to leave a vacuum → laisser un vide
to live in a vacuum → vivre dans une bulle, vivre coupé(e) du monde

vt [+ room] → passer l'aspirateur dans; [+ carpet] → passer l'aspirateur sur
He vacuumed the hall → Il a passé l'aspirateur dans le couloir.vacuum bottle n (US) → bouteille f thermos®vacuum cleaner n → aspirateur mvacuum flask n (British) → bouteille f thermos®vacuum-packed [ˌvækjʊəmˈpækt] adj → emballé(e) sous vide

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vacuum

n pl <-s or vacua> (form)

n

(Phys, fig) → (luft)leerer Raum, Vakuum nt; cultural vacuum → kulturelles Vakuum; this left a vacuum in my life → das hinterließ eine Lücke in meinem Leben

(= vacuum cleaner) → Staubsauger m

vt carpet, living room → (staub)saugen

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vacuum

:

vacuum bottle

n (US) = vacuum flask

vacuum brake

n → Unterdruckbremse f

vacuum cleaner

n → Staubsauger m

vacuum flask

n (Brit) → Thermosflasche f

vacuum pack

n → Vakuumpackung f

vacuum-packed

adj → vakuumverpackt

vacuum pump

n → Vakuum- or Aussaugepumpe f

vacuum-sealed

adj → vakuumdicht, vakuumversiegelt

vacuum tube

n → Vakuumröhre f

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vacuum

[ˈvækjʊm] n (also) (fig) → vuoto
in a vacuum (fig) → in assoluto isolamento

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vacuum

(ˈvӕkjuəm) noun

1. a space from which (almost) all air or other gas has been removed. vakuum خَواء، فَراغ вакуум vácuo vzduchoprázdno das Vakuum lufttomt rum; vakuum κενό αέρος vacío vaakum خلاء tyhjiö videריק शून्य स्थान vakum vákuum ruang hampa udara lofttæmi vuoto 真空 진공 vakuumas vakuums hampa gas; vakum vacuümlufttomt rom, vakuumpróżniavácuo vid вакуум vzduchoprázdno vakuum vakuum vakuum สุญญากาศ boşluk, vakum 真空 вакуум ہوا سے خالي جگہ، خلا chân không 真空

2. short for vacuum cleaner.

verb

to clean (something) using a vacuum cleaner. She vacuumed the carpet. stofsuig يُنَظِّف بالمِكنَسَه الكَهرُبائِيَّه чистя с прахосмукачка aspirar (vy)luxovat saugen støvsuge σκουπίζω με ηλεκτρική σκούπαpasar la aspiradora tolmuimejaga puhastama جارو برقی زدن imuroida passer l'aspirateur לשאוֹב निर्वात usisati (ki)porszívóz membersihkan debu ryksuga (passare l'aspirapolvere) 掃除機をかける 진공 청소기로 청소하다 (ið)valyti dulkiø siurbliu, (ið)siurbti iztīrīt ar putekļu sūcēju memvakum stofzuigenstøvsuge czyścić odkurzaczem aspirar a da cu aspiratorul пылесосить vysávať očistiti s sesalnikom usisati dammsuga ดูดฝุ่น elektrik süpürgesiyle süpürmek 用吸塵器打掃 пилососити مشين سے صفائي کرنا hút bụi 用真空吸尘器打扫

vacuum cleaner

a machine that cleans carpets etc by sucking dust etc into itself. stofsuier مِكْنِسَه كَهرُبائيَّه прахосмукачка aspirador de pó vysavač der Staubsauger støvsuger ηλεκτρική σκούπαaspiradora tolmuimeja جارو برقی pölynimuri aspirateurשואב אבק वैक्यूम क्लीनर usisavač za prašinu porszívó pengisap debu ryksuga aspirapolvere 電気掃除機 진공 청소기 dulkių siurblys putekļu sūcējs pembersih vakum, hampa gas stofzuigerstøvsugerodkurzacz aspirador aspirator пылесос vysávač sesalnik za prah usisivač dammsugare เครื่องดูดฝุ่น elektrik süpürgesi 吸塵器 пилосос گرد کو اندر کھينچ کر صفائي کرنے والي مشين máy hút bụi 真空吸尘器

ˈvacuum flask noun

a container with double walls that have a vacuum between them to keep the contents from losing or gaining heat. a (vacuum-)flask of hot coffee. vakuumfles يِرْموس لِحِفظ حَرارَة السَّوائِل термос garrafa térmica termoska die Thermosflasche termokande; termoflaske θερμόςtermo termos فلاسک termospullo bouteille isolante תֶרמוּס निर्वात बोतल termos boca termosz termos hitabrúsi thermos 魔法びん 보온(진공)병 termosas termoss kelalang vakum, hampagas thermosflestermostermostermo termos термос termoska termovka vakuum pakovanje termosflaska กระติกเก็บความเย็น termos 保溫瓶 термос تھرمس phích, bình téc mốt 保温瓶

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vacuum

→ يَكْنُسُ بِالـمِكْنَسَةِ الكَهْرُبَائِيَّة, يُنَظِّفُ بـِمِكْنَسَةٍ كَهْرَبَائِيَّة luxovat, vysát støvsuge, tomrum staubsaugen σκουπίζω με ηλεκτρική σκούπα aspirar, pasar la aspiradora imuroida passer l’aspirateur usisati, usisavati passare l’aspirapolvere 掃除機で掃除する, 電気掃除機で掃除する 진공 청소기로 청소하다, 진공청소기로 청소하다 stofzuigen, vacuüm støvsuge odkurzacz, próżnia aspirar, aspirar o pó вакуум, пылесосить dammsuga, vakuum ดูดฝุ่น süpürmek, vakum hút bụi 吸尘, 真空吸尘

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vac·u·um

n. L. vacuum, vacío, espacio desprovisto de materia o aire;

vt. extraer el polvo con una aspiradora;

___ packed → envasado-a al vacío.

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