vacuum : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: vacuum	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for vacuum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vacuum n the absence of matter Synonym(s): vacuum, vacuity an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum" Synonym(s): void, vacancy, emptiness, vacuum a region that is devoid of matter Synonym(s): vacuum, vacuity an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction Synonym(s): vacuum, vacuum cleaner v clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets" [syn: vacuum, vacuum-clean, hoover]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.