vacuum bag
         n 1: a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner [syn:
               {dust bag}, {vacuum bag}]

English Dictionary: vacuum bag	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vacuum bomb n a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb" Synonym(s): thermobaric bomb, fuel-air bomb, vacuum bomb, volume-detonation bomb, aerosol bomb
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vacuum bottle n flask with double walls separated by vacuum; used to maintain substances at high or low temperatures Synonym(s): vacuum flask, vacuum bottle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vacuum flask n flask with double walls separated by vacuum; used to maintain substances at high or low temperatures Synonym(s): vacuum flask, vacuum bottle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vacuum pump n a pump that moves air in or out of something [syn: {air pump}, vacuum pump]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vaishnava n worshipper of Vishnu
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vaishnavism n Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu [syn: Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism] worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon Synonym(s): Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Vishnuism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vaisnavism n Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu [syn: Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism] worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon Synonym(s): Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Vishnuism
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Point \Point\, n.       1. (Med.) A pointed piece of quill or bone covered at one end             with vaccine matter; -- called also {vaccine point}.          2. One of the raised dots used in certain systems of printing             and writing for the blind. The first practical system was             that devised by Louis Braille in 1829, and still used in             Europe (see {Braille}). Two modifications of this are             current in the United States:          {New York point} founded on three bases of equidistant points             arranged in two lines (viz., : :: :::), and a later             improvement,          {American Braille}, embodying the Braille base (:::) and the             New-York-point principle of using the characters of few             points for the commonest letters.          3. In technical senses:             (a) In various games, a position of a certain player, or,                   by extension, the player himself; as: (1) (Lacrosse &                   Ice Hockey) The position of the player of each side                   who stands a short distance in front of the goal                   keeper; also, the player himself. (2) (Baseball) (pl.)                   The position of the pitcher and catcher.             (b) (Hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made;                   hence, a straight run from point to point; a                   cross-country run. [Colloq. Oxf. E. D.]             (c) (Falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the                   place where its prey has gone into cover.             (d) Act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain                   dance positions.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vaccine point \Vac"cine point`\ (Med.)       See {Point}, n., 26.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Point \Point\, n.       1. (Med.) A pointed piece of quill or bone covered at one end             with vaccine matter; -- called also {vaccine point}.          2. One of the raised dots used in certain systems of printing             and writing for the blind. The first practical system was             that devised by Louis Braille in 1829, and still used in             Europe (see {Braille}). Two modifications of this are             current in the United States:          {New York point} founded on three bases of equidistant points             arranged in two lines (viz., : :: :::), and a later             improvement,          {American Braille}, embodying the Braille base (:::) and the             New-York-point principle of using the characters of few             points for the commonest letters.          3. In technical senses:             (a) In various games, a position of a certain player, or,                   by extension, the player himself; as: (1) (Lacrosse &                   Ice Hockey) The position of the player of each side                   who stands a short distance in front of the goal                   keeper; also, the player himself. (2) (Baseball) (pl.)                   The position of the pitcher and catcher.             (b) (Hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made;                   hence, a straight run from point to point; a                   cross-country run. [Colloq. Oxf. E. D.]             (c) (Falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the                   place where its prey has gone into cover.             (d) Act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain                   dance positions.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vaccine point \Vac"cine point`\ (Med.)       See {Point}, n., 26.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2. The condition of rarefaction, or reduction of pressure             below that of the atmosphere, in a vessel, as the             condenser of a steam engine, which is nearly exhausted of             air or steam, etc.; as, a vacuum of 26 inches of mercury,             or 13 pounds per square inch.          {Vacuum brake}, a kind of continuous brake operated by             exhausting the air from some appliance under each car, and             so causing the pressure of the atmosphere to apply the             brakes.          {Vacuum pan} (Technol.), a kind of large closed metallic             retort used in sugar making for boiling down sirup. It is             so connected with an exhausting apparatus that a partial             vacuum is formed within. This allows the evaporation and             concentration to take place at a lower atmospheric             pressure and hence also at a lower temperature, which             largely obviates the danger of burning the sugar, and             shortens the process.          {Vacuum pump}. Same as {Pulsometer}, 1.          {Vacuum tube} (Phys.), a glass tube provided with platinum             electrodes and exhausted, for the passage of the             electrical discharge; a Geissler tube.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2. The condition of rarefaction, or reduction of pressure             below that of the atmosphere, in a vessel, as the             condenser of a steam engine, which is nearly exhausted of             air or steam, etc.; as, a vacuum of 26 inches of mercury,             or 13 pounds per square inch.          {Vacuum brake}, a kind of continuous brake operated by             exhausting the air from some appliance under each car, and             so causing the pressure of the atmosphere to apply the             brakes.          {Vacuum pan} (Technol.), a kind of large closed metallic             retort used in sugar making for boiling down sirup. It is             so connected with an exhausting apparatus that a partial             vacuum is formed within. This allows the evaporation and             concentration to take place at a lower atmospheric             pressure and hence also at a lower temperature, which             largely obviates the danger of burning the sugar, and             shortens the process.          {Vacuum pump}. Same as {Pulsometer}, 1.          {Vacuum tube} (Phys.), a glass tube provided with platinum             electrodes and exhausted, for the passage of the             electrical discharge; a Geissler tube.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2. The condition of rarefaction, or reduction of pressure             below that of the atmosphere, in a vessel, as the             condenser of a steam engine, which is nearly exhausted of             air or steam, etc.; as, a vacuum of 26 inches of mercury,             or 13 pounds per square inch.          {Vacuum brake}, a kind of continuous brake operated by             exhausting the air from some appliance under each car, and             so causing the pressure of the atmosphere to apply the             brakes.          {Vacuum pan} (Technol.), a kind of large closed metallic             retort used in sugar making for boiling down sirup. It is             so connected with an exhausting apparatus that a partial             vacuum is formed within. This allows the evaporation and             concentration to take place at a lower atmospheric             pressure and hence also at a lower temperature, which             largely obviates the danger of burning the sugar, and             shortens the process.          {Vacuum pump}. Same as {Pulsometer}, 1.          {Vacuum tube} (Phys.), a glass tube provided with platinum             electrodes and exhausted, for the passage of the             electrical discharge; a Geissler tube.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pulsometer \Pul*som"e*ter\, n. [Pulse + -meter.]       1. A device, with valves, for raising water by steam, partly             by atmospheric pressure, and partly by the direct action             of the steam on the water, without the intervention of a             piston; -- also called {vacuum pump}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2. The condition of rarefaction, or reduction of pressure             below that of the atmosphere, in a vessel, as the             condenser of a steam engine, which is nearly exhausted of             air or steam, etc.; as, a vacuum of 26 inches of mercury,             or 13 pounds per square inch.          {Vacuum brake}, a kind of continuous brake operated by             exhausting the air from some appliance under each car, and             so causing the pressure of the atmosphere to apply the             brakes.          {Vacuum pan} (Technol.), a kind of large closed metallic             retort used in sugar making for boiling down sirup. It is             so connected with an exhausting apparatus that a partial             vacuum is formed within. This allows the evaporation and             concentration to take place at a lower atmospheric             pressure and hence also at a lower temperature, which             largely obviates the danger of burning the sugar, and             shortens the process.          {Vacuum pump}. Same as {Pulsometer}, 1.          {Vacuum tube} (Phys.), a glass tube provided with platinum             electrodes and exhausted, for the passage of the             electrical discharge; a Geissler tube.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pulsometer \Pul*som"e*ter\, n. [Pulse + -meter.]       1. A device, with valves, for raising water by steam, partly             by atmospheric pressure, and partly by the direct action             of the steam on the water, without the intervention of a             piston; -- also called {vacuum pump}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Vacuum valve}, a safety valve opening inward to admit air to             a vessel in which the pressure is less than that of the             atmosphere, in order to prevent collapse.          {Torricellian vacuum}. See under {Torricellian}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vaishnava \Vaish"na*va\ (v[imac]sh"n[adot]*v[adot]), n. [Skr.       vaish[nsdot]ava.] (Hindu Myth.)       A worshiper of the god Vishnu in any of his incarnations.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vaishnavism \Vaish"na*vism\, n.       The worship of Vishnu.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vaso-inhibitory \Vas`o-in*hib"i*to*ry\, a. (Physiol.)       See {Vasodilator}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vasodilator \Vas`o*di*lat"or\, a.[L. vas a vessel + dilator.]       (Physiol.)       Causing dilation or relaxation of the blood vessels; as, the       vasodilator nerves, stimulation of which causes dilation of       the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also       called {vaso-inhibitory}, and {vasohypotonic} nerves, since       their stimulation causes relaxation and rest.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vaso-inhibitory \Vas`o-in*hib"i*to*ry\, a. (Physiol.)       See {Vasodilator}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vasodilator \Vas`o*di*lat"or\, a.[L. vas a vessel + dilator.]       (Physiol.)       Causing dilation or relaxation of the blood vessels; as, the       vasodilator nerves, stimulation of which causes dilation of       the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also       called {vaso-inhibitory}, and {vasohypotonic} nerves, since       their stimulation causes relaxation and rest.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Vis \[d8]Vis\, n.       1. Force; power.          2. (Law)             (a) Physical force.             (b) Moral power.          {Principle of vis viva} (Mech.), the principle that the             difference between the aggregate work of the accelerating             forces of a system and that of the retarding forces is             equal to one half the vis viva accumulated or lost in the             system while the work is being done.          {Vis impressa} [L.] (Mech.), force exerted, as in moving a             body, or changing the direction of its motion; impressed             force.          {Vis inerti[91]}. [L.]             (a) The resistance of matter, as when a body at rest is                   set in motion, or a body in motion is brought to rest,                   or has its motion changed, either in direction or in                   velocity.             (b) Inertness; inactivity.          Note: Vis interti[91] and inertia are not strictly                synonymous. The former implies the resistance itself                which is given, while the latter implies merely the                property by which it is given.          {Vis mortua} [L.] (Mech.), dead force; force doing no active             work, but only producing pressure.          {Vis vit[91]}, or {Vis vitalis} [L.] (Physiol.), vital force.                      {Vis viva} [L.] (Mech.), living force; the force of a body             moving against resistance, or doing work, in distinction             from vis mortua, or dead force; the kinetic energy of a             moving body; the capacity of a moving body to do work by             reason of its being in motion. See {Kinetic energy}, in             the Note under {Energy}. The term vis viva is not usually             understood to include that part of the kinetic energy of             the body which is due to the vibrations of its molecules.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vision \Vi"sion\, n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from       videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. [?] to see, [?] I know,       and E. wit. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Advice}, {Clairvoyant},       {Envy}, {Evident}, {Provide}, {Revise}, {Survey}, {View},       {Visage}, {Visit}.]       1. The act of seeing external objects; actual sight.                         Faith here is turned into vision there. --Hammond.          2. (Physiol.) The faculty of seeing; sight; one of the five             senses, by which colors and the physical qualities of             external objects are appreciated as a result of the             stimulating action of light on the sensitive retina, an             expansion of the optic nerve.          3. That which is seen; an object of sight. --Shak.          4. Especially, that which is seen otherwise than by the             ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural,             prophetic, or imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a             specter; as, the visions of Isaiah.                         The baseless fabric of this vision.   --Shak.                         No dreams, but visions strange.         --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          5. Hence, something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.             --Locke.          {Arc of vision} (Astron.), the arc which measures the least             distance from the sun at which, when the sun is below the             horizon, a star or planet emerging from his rays becomes             visible.          {Beatific vision} (Theol.), the immediate sight of God in             heaven.          {Direct vision} (Opt.), vision when the image of the object             falls directly on the yellow spot (see under {Yellow});             also, vision by means of rays which are not deviated from             their original direction.          {Field of vision}, field of view. See under {Field}.          {Indirect vision} (Opt.), vision when the rays of light from             an object fall upon the peripheral parts of the retina.          {Reflected vision}, [or] {Refracted vision}, vision by rays             reflected from mirrors, or refracted by lenses or prisms,             respectively.          {Vision purple}. (Physiol.) See {Visual purple}, under             {Visual}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visual \Vis"u*al\, a. [L. visualis, from visus a seeing, sight:       cf. F. visuel. See {Vision}.]       1. Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the             instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve.                         The air, Nowhere so clear, sharpened his visual ray.                                                                               --Milton.          2. That can be seen; visible. [R.]          {Visual angle}. (Opt.) See under {Angle}.          {Visual cone} (Persp.), a cone whose vertex is at the point             of sight, or the eye.          {Visual plane}, any plane passing through the point of sight.                      {Visual point}, the point at which the visual rays unite; the             position of the eye.          {Visual purple} (Physiol.), a photochemical substance, of a             purplish red color, contained in the retina of human eyes             and in the eyes of most animals. It is quickly bleached by             light, passing through the colors, red, orange, and             yellow, and then disappearing. Also called {rhodopsin},             and {vision purple}. See {Optography}.          {Visual ray}, a line from the eye, or point of sight.          {Visual white} (Physiol.), the final product in the action of             light on visual purple. It is reconverted into visual             purple by the regenerating action of the choroidal             epithelium.          {Visual yellow} (Physiol.), a product intermediate between             visual purple and visual white, formed in the             photochemical action of light on visual purple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vision \Vi"sion\, n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from       videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. [?] to see, [?] I know,       and E. wit. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Advice}, {Clairvoyant},       {Envy}, {Evident}, {Provide}, {Revise}, {Survey}, {View},       {Visage}, {Visit}.]       1. The act of seeing external objects; actual sight.                         Faith here is turned into vision there. --Hammond.          2. (Physiol.) The faculty of seeing; sight; one of the five             senses, by which colors and the physical qualities of             external objects are appreciated as a result of the             stimulating action of light on the sensitive retina, an             expansion of the optic nerve.          3. That which is seen; an object of sight. --Shak.          4. Especially, that which is seen otherwise than by the             ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural,             prophetic, or imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a             specter; as, the visions of Isaiah.                         The baseless fabric of this vision.   --Shak.                         No dreams, but visions strange.         --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          5. Hence, something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.             --Locke.          {Arc of vision} (Astron.), the arc which measures the least             distance from the sun at which, when the sun is below the             horizon, a star or planet emerging from his rays becomes             visible.          {Beatific vision} (Theol.), the immediate sight of God in             heaven.          {Direct vision} (Opt.), vision when the image of the object             falls directly on the yellow spot (see under {Yellow});             also, vision by means of rays which are not deviated from             their original direction.          {Field of vision}, field of view. See under {Field}.          {Indirect vision} (Opt.), vision when the rays of light from             an object fall upon the peripheral parts of the retina.          {Reflected vision}, [or] {Refracted vision}, vision by rays             reflected from mirrors, or refracted by lenses or prisms,             respectively.          {Vision purple}. (Physiol.) See {Visual purple}, under             {Visual}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visual \Vis"u*al\, a. [L. visualis, from visus a seeing, sight:       cf. F. visuel. See {Vision}.]       1. Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the             instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve.                         The air, Nowhere so clear, sharpened his visual ray.                                                                               --Milton.          2. That can be seen; visible. [R.]          {Visual angle}. (Opt.) See under {Angle}.          {Visual cone} (Persp.), a cone whose vertex is at the point             of sight, or the eye.          {Visual plane}, any plane passing through the point of sight.                      {Visual point}, the point at which the visual rays unite; the             position of the eye.          {Visual purple} (Physiol.), a photochemical substance, of a             purplish red color, contained in the retina of human eyes             and in the eyes of most animals. It is quickly bleached by             light, passing through the colors, red, orange, and             yellow, and then disappearing. Also called {rhodopsin},             and {vision purple}. See {Optography}.          {Visual ray}, a line from the eye, or point of sight.          {Visual white} (Physiol.), the final product in the action of             light on visual purple. It is reconverted into visual             purple by the regenerating action of the choroidal             epithelium.          {Visual yellow} (Physiol.), a product intermediate between             visual purple and visual white, formed in the             photochemical action of light on visual purple.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VAX MIPS          (Or VAX Unit of Performance, VUP) The processing       power normally attributed to a {Digital Equipment Corporation}       {VAX} 11/780.   Future VAX systems were rated according to this       scale (e.g. VAX 8350's being 2.7 VUPs per CPU).   A {MicroVAX}       II is normally associated with 0.9 VUPs and at a later time       the MicroVUP was coined to rate VAX {workstations}.   The use       of the VUP by Digital Equipment Corporation has been replaced       with more standard benchmarks ({SPECint} and {SPECfp}) in the       {DEC Alpha} processor systems.          (1996-08-22)