vacuum

English

Alternative forms

• vacuüm (rare)

Etymology

From Latin vacuum (“an empty space, void”), noun use of neuter of vacuus (“empty”), related to vacare (“be empty”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvækjuəm/, SAMPA: /"v{kju@m/ or IPA: /ˈvækjuːm/, SAMPA: /"v{kju:m/

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Noun

Wikipedia vacuum (plural vacuums or vacua) (see usage notes)

1. A region of space that contains no matter.
2. A vacuum cleaner.

Usage notes

• In the sense of "a region of space that contains no matter", the plural of vacuum is either vacua or vacuums. In the sense of a "vacuum cleaner" vacuums is the only plural.
• In the sense of in a vacuum; in free space the Latin in vacuo is used.

Synonyms

• (vacuum cleaner): hoover (British)

Antonyms

• (region of space that contains no matter): plenum

Derived terms

• power vacuum
• vacuum cleaner

Translations

region of space that contains no matter

Arabic: خلاء (ar) (khalaa') m., فراغ (ar) (faraagh) m., فضاء (ar) (faDaa') m. Armenian: վակուում (hy) (vakuum) Bulgarian: вакуум (bg) (vakuum) m. Catalan: buit (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 真空 (cmn) (zhēnkōng) Croatian: vakuum (hr) m., vakum (hr) m. Czech: vakuum (cs) n. Danish: vakuum (da) n. Dutch: vacuüm (nl) n. Esperanto: vakuo (eo) Finnish: tyhjiö (fi), vakuumi (fi), tyhjö (fi) French: vide (fr) m., vacuum (fr) m. Galician: baleiro (gl) m. German: Vakuum (de) n. Greek: κενό (el) (kenó) n. Hebrew: ואקום m. ,ריק m.

Hungarian: vákuum (hu) Icelandic: lofttæmi (is) n., lofttóm (is) n. Ido: vakuo (io) Interlingua: vacuo (ia) Italian: vuoto (it) m. Japanese: 真空 (ja) (しんくう, shinkū) Korean: 진공 (眞空, jingong) Norwegian: vakuum (no) n. Polish: próżnia (pl) f. Portuguese: vácuo (pt) m. Romanian: vid (ro) n. Russian: вакуум (ru) (vákuum) m. Serbo-Croatian: vakuum (sh), zrakoprazan prostor (sh) Slovak: vákuum (sk) Spanish: vacío (es) m. Swedish: vakuum (sv) n. Telugu: శూన్యం (SoonyaM)

vacuum cleaner

Arabic: مكنسة كهربائية (ar) (miknasa kahraba'íyya) f. Armenian: փոշեկուլ (hy) (p'ošekul), փոշեծծիչ (hy) (p'ošeççič), պիլասոս (hy) (pilasos) Bulgarian: прахосмукачка f. Catalan: aspiradora f. Chinese: Mandarin: 吸塵器 (cmn), 吸尘器 (cmn) (xīchénqì), 真空吸塵器 (cmn), 真空吸尘器 (cmn) (zhēnkōng xīchénqì) Czech: vysavač (cs) m., lux (cs) m. Danish: støvsuger (da) c. Dutch: stofzuiger (nl) m. Finnish: imuri (fi), pölynimuri (fi) French: aspirateur (fr) m. German: Staubsauger (de) m. Greek: ηλεκτρική σκούπα (el) (ilektrikí skoúpa) f. Hungarian: porszívó (hu)

Icelandic: ryksuga (is) f. Interlingua: aspirator Italian: aspirapolvere (it) m. Japanese: 掃除機 (ja) (そうじき, sōjiki) Korean: 진공청소기 (眞空淸掃機, jingongcheongsogi) Norwegian: støvsuger (no) Polish: odkurzacz (pl) m. Portuguese: aspirador de pó (pt) m. Romanian: aspirator (ro) n. Russian: пылесос (ru) (pylesós) m. Serbo-Croatian: usisač (sh), usisavač (sh) Spanish: aspiradora (es) f. Swedish: dammsugare (sv) c. Volapük: püfisugian (vo)

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Lithuanian: vakuumas m.

Verb

vacuum (third-person singular simple present vacuums, present participle vacuuming, simple past and past participle vacuumed)

1. (transitive) To clean (something) with a vacuum cleaner.
2. (intransitive) To use a vacuum cleaner.

Synonyms

• (transitive sense): to hoover (British)
• (intransitive sense): to do the hoovering, to hoover (British)

Translations

transitive: to clean with a vacuum cleaner

Armenian: պիլասոս անել (hy) (pilasos anel) Czech: vysát (cs), vyluxovat (cs) Danish: støvsuge (da) Dutch: stofzuigen (nl) Finnish: imuroida (fi) French: passer l'aspirateur (fr) German: staubsaugen (de)

Hungarian: porszívózik (hu) Icelandic: ryksuga (is) Norwegian: støvsuge (no) Polish: odkurzać (pl) Russian: пылесосить (ru) (pylesósit') impf. Spanish: aspirar (es) Swedish: dammsuga (sv)

transitive: to use a vacuum cleaner

Armenian: պիլասոս անել (hy) (pilasos anel) Czech: vysát (cs), vyluxovat (cs) Danish: støvsuge (da) Dutch: stofzuigen (nl) Finnish: imuroida (fi) French: passer l'aspirateur German: staubsaugen (de)

Hungarian: porszívózik (hu) Icelandic: ryksuga (is) Norwegian: støvsuge (no) Polish: odkurzać (pl) Russian: пылесосить (ru) (pylesósit') impf. Spanish: aspirar (es) Swedish: dammsuga (sv)

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Catalan: passar l'aspiradora Esperanto: polvosuĉi Interlingua: mundar con le aspirator Norwegian: lage vakuum Portuguese: aspirar Portuguese: a vácuo Slovak: vysávať

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /va.kɥɔm/, SAMPA: /va.kHOm/

Noun

vacuum m. (plural vacuums)

1. vacuum (space containing no matter)

Synonyms

• vide

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Latin

Adjective

vacuum

1. nominative neuter singular of vacuus