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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.
[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.
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
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vacuum
A space without matter.
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Noun | 1. | vacuum - the absence of matter 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" 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 | |
4. | vacuum - an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction 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" 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
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]
"Nature abhors a vacuum" [François Rabelais Gargantua]
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vacuum
noun2. Empty, unfilled space:
3. A desolate sense of loss:
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Translations
خَواء، فَراغيُنَظِّفُ بـِمِكْنَسَةٍ كَهْرَبَائِيَّةيُنَظِّف بالمِكنَسَه الكَهرُبائِيَّه
вакуум
luxovatvysátvysavačvzduchoprázdnovakuum
støvsugestøvsugertomrumvakuumlufttomt rum
imuroidapölynimurityhjiötyhjövakuumi
usisatiusisavativakumvakuum
vákuumporszívó
lofttæmilofttómryksuga
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
aspiratorvid
vákuumvysávačvzduchoprázdno
vakuum
dammsugavakuum
ดูดฝุ่น
hút bụi
vacuum
[ˈvækjʊm]A. N (vacuums or (frm) vacua (pl))
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
vacuum flask N → termo m
vacuum pump N → bomba f de vacío
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
vacuum
[ˈvækjʊəm ˈvækjʊm] n
(PHYSICS) → vide m
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
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
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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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
vacuum
(ˈvӕkjuəm) noun1. a space from which (almost) all air or other gas has been removed.
2. short for vacuum cleaner.
verb to clean (something) using a vacuum cleaner. She vacuumed the carpet.
vacuum cleaner a machine that cleans carpets etc by sucking dust etc into itself.
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.
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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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