vacuum
A region of space that contains no matter.
Noun 4 meanings
A region of space that contains no matter.
The condition of rarefaction, or reduction of pressure below that of the atmosphere, in a vessel, such as the condenser of a steam engine, which is nearly exhausted of air or steam, etc.
“a vacuum of 26 inches of mercury, or 13 pounds per square inch”
A spacetime having tensors of zero magnitude.
A ground state of a quantum field or of local spacetime, or more abstractly the lowest-energy state of a system.
Verb 3 meanings
To clean (something) with a vacuum cleaner.
To use a vacuum cleaner.
To optimise a database or database table by physically removing deleted tuples.
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VACUUM at a glance
VACUUM has 6 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (V 4 + A 1 + C 3 + U 1 + U 1 + M 3) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,098 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with vacuum
All rhymes- CONTINUUM13
- RESIDUUM11
- TRIDUUM10
- INDIVIDUUM17
- MENSTRUUM13
- MUTUUM10
- PARAMENSTRUUM19
- ULTRAVACUUM18
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