Definition of Vacuum. Meaning of Vacuum. Synonyms of Vacuum

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Definition of Vacuum

Vacuum
Vacuum Vac"u*um, n.; pl. E. Vacuums, L. Vacua. [L., fr. vacuus empty. See Vacuous.] 1. (Physics) A space entirely devoid of matter (called also, by way of distinction, absolute vacuum); hence, in a more general sense, a space, as the interior of a closed vessel, which has been exhausted to a high or the highest degree by an air pump or other artificial means; as, water boils at a reduced temperature in a vacuum.

Meaning of Vacuum from wikipedia

- A vacuum (pl.: vacuums or vacua) is space devoid of matter. The word is derived from the Latin adjective vacuus (neuter vacuum) meaning "vacant" or "void"...
- A vacuum cleaner, also known simply as a vacuum, is a device that uses suction, and often agitation, in order to remove dirt and other debris from ****s...
- VACUUM is a set of normative guidance principles for achieving training and test dataset quality for structured datasets in data science and machine learning...
- A vacuum tube, electron tube, valve (British usage), or tube (North America) is a device that controls electric current flow in a high vacuum between...
- In quantum field theory, a false vacuum is a hypothetical vacuum state that is locally stable but does not occupy the most stable possible ground state...
- The vacuum magnetic permeability (variously vacuum permeability, permeability of free space, permeability of vacuum, magnetic constant) is the magnetic...
- A vacuum flask (also known as a Dewar flask, Dewar bottle or thermos) is an insulating storage vessel that slows the speed at which its contents change...
- and political history, the term power vacuum, also known as a power void, is an analogy between a physical vacuum to the political condition "when someone...
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- Vacuum energy is an underlying background energy that exists in space throughout the entire universe. The vacuum energy is a special case of zero-point...