vacuum

ˈva-(ˌ)kyüm 2 syllables uncommon

  1. noun.emptiness of space

    • … the power vacuum in Indochina after the departure of the French …
    • … people who live in a vacuum … so that the world outside them is of no moment …

  2. noun.a space absolutely devoid of matter

  3. noun.a space partially exhausted (as to the highest degree possible) by artificial means (such as an air pump)

  4. verb.to use a vacuum device (such as a vacuum cleaner) on

    • vacuum the living room

  5. verb.to draw or take in by or as if by suction

  6. verb.to operate a vacuum device

  7. adjective.of, containing, producing, or utilizing a partial vacuum

    • separated by means of vacuum distillation

  8. adjective.of or relating to a vacuum device or system

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Origin

borrowed from Medieval Latin (translation of Greek kenón), from neuter of Latin vacuus "empty, unoccupied," from vacāre "to be empty or unoccupied, have space, be free" + -uus, deverbal adjective suffix.

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