Vacuum — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the absence of matter

an empty area or space

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈækjuːm/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈakjuːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈakjuːm/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈækjuːm/.

Examples

the huge desert voids
the emptiness of outer space
without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hoover emptiness void vacuity vacuum-clean vacancy vacuum cleaner

Parts of Speech

noun	the absence of matter
noun	an empty area or space “the huge desert voids”
noun	a region that is devoid of matter
noun	an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
verb	clean with a vacuum cleaner “vacuum the carpets”

Word Forms

void	adjective	containing nothing
void	verb	clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something
vacant	adjective	without an occupant or incumbent
vacuum	verb	clean with a vacuum cleaner
vacuum	noun	an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
Hoover	noun	United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vakuum

die Abwesenheit von Materie

🇫🇷French

vide

l'absence de matière

🇪🇸Spanish

vacío

la ausencia de materia

🇮🇹Italian

vuoto

l'assenza di materia

🇳🇱Dutch

vacuüm

de afwezigheid van materie

🇵🇹Portuguese

vácuo

a ausência de matéria

🇷🇺Russian

вакуум

отсутствие материи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वैक्यूम

पदार्थ का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

ভ্যাকুয়াম

পদার্থের অনুপস্থিতি

🇮🇳Tamil

வெற்றிடம்

பொருள் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

వాక్యూమ్

పదార్థం లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

व्हॅक्यूम

पदार्थाची अनुपस्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

શૂન્યાવકાશ

પદાર્થની ગેરહાજરી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ವಾತ

ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಅನುಪಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാക്വം

ദ്രവ്യത്തിൻ്റെ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੈਕਿਊਮ

ਮਾਮਲੇ ਦੀ ਅਣਹੋਂਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

خلا

مادے کی عدم موجودگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

真空

物质的不存在

🇯🇵Japanese

真空

物質の不在

🇰🇷Korean

진공

물질의 부재

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chân không

sự vắng mặt của vật chất

🇹🇭Thai

เครื่องดูดฝุ่น

ไม่มีเรื่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekosongan

tidak adanya materi

🇲🇾Malay

vakum

ketiadaan jirim

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مكنسة

غياب المادة

🇮🇷Persian

خلاء

عدم وجود ماده

🇹🇷Turkish

vakum

maddenin yokluğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִשְׁאוֹב

היעדר החומר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'vacuum'?

The primary meaning of 'vacuum' is 'the absence of matter'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'vacuum' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'vacuum' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'vacuum' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'vacuum' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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