English
Alternative spellings
vacuüm (archaic)
Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈvækjuÉ™m/, SAMPA|/"v{kju@m/ or IPA|/ˈvækjuËm/, SAMPA|/"v{kju:m/
Etymology
From L. vacuum (an empty space, void) noun use of neuter of vacuus (empty) related to vacare (be empty).
Noun
en-noun|pl=vacuums or vacua; see Usage notes for plurals
- A region of space that contains no matter.
- 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
i-c|vacuum cleaner hoover (British)
Antonyms
i-c|region of space that contains no matter plenum
Translations
trans-top|region of space that contains no matter
Bulgarian: t+|bg|вакуум|m|trvakuum|scCyrl
Catalan: buit m
Chinese: 真空 (zhÄ“nkÅng)
Croatian: t-|hr|vakuum|m, t-|hr|vakum|m
Czech: t-|cs|vakuum|n
Dutch: t+|nl|vacuüm|n
Esperanto: vakuo
Finnish: tyhjiö, vakuumi, tyhjö
French: t+|fr|vide|m, t+|fr|vacuum|m
German: t+|de|Vakuum|n
Greek: t+|el|κενό|n|sc=Grek
Hebrew: ו××§×•× m ,ריק m
Hungarian: t+|hu|vákuum
Icelandic: t+|is|lofttæmi|n, t+|is|lofttóm|n
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Interlingua: vacuo
Italian: t+|it|vuoto|m
Japanese: 真空 (ã—ã‚“ãã†, shinkÅ«)
Korean: 진공 (眞空, jingong)
Norwegian: t-|no|vakuum|n
Polish: t+|pl|próżnia|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|vácuo|m
Russian: t+|ru|вакуум|m|trvákuum|scCyrl
Romanian: t-|ro|vid|n
Slovak: vákuum
Spanish: t+|es|vacÃo|m
Telugu: శూనà±à°¯à°‚ (SoonyaM?)
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trans-top|vacuum cleaner
Bulgarian: прахоÑмукачка f
Catalan: aspiradora f
Chinese: å¸å¡µæ©Ÿ, å¸å°˜æœº (xÄ« chén jÄ«)
Dutch: t+|nl|stofzuiger|m
Finnish: t+|fi|imuri, t-|fi|pölynimuri
French: t+|fr|aspirateur|m
German: t+|de|Staubsauger|m
Greek: ηλεκτÏιτή σκοÏπα f
Hungarian: t+|hu|porszÃvó
Icelandic: ryksuga f
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Interlingua: aspirator#Interlingua|aspirator
Italian: t-|it|aspirapolvere|m
Japanese: 掃除機 (ãã†ã˜ã, sÅjiki)
Korean: 진공ì²ì†Œê¸° (眞空淸掃機, jingongcheongsogi)
Norwegian: støvsuger
Polish: t+|pl|odkurzacz|m
Portuguese: aspirador de pó m
Romanian: t-|ro|aspirator|n
Russian: t+|ru|пылеÑоÑ|m|trpylesós|scCyrl
Spanish: aspiradora f
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trans-top|translations to be categorized
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|Ùراغ
ttbc|Lithuanian: vakuumas m
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Verb
en-verb
- transitive To clean (something) with a vacuum cleaner.
- intransitive To use a vacuum cleaner.
Synonyms
i-c|transitive sense to hoover (British)
i-c|intransitive sense to do the hoovering, to hoover (British)
Translations
trans-top|transitive: to clean with a vacuum cleaner
Dutch: stofzuigen
Finnish: t+|fi|imuroida
German: staubsaugen
Icelandic: ryksuga
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Norwegian: støvsuge
Russian: пылеÑоÑить (pyl'esósit') impf
Spanish: t+|es|aspirar
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trans-top|transitive: to use a vacuum cleaner
Dutch: stofzuigen
Finnish: t+|fi|imuroida
French: passer l'aspirateur
German: staubsaugen
Icelandic: ryksuga
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Norwegian: støvsuge
Russian: пылеÑоÑить (pyl'esósit') impf
Spanish: t+|es|aspirar
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Catalan: passar l'aspiradora
ttbc|Interlingua: mundar con le aspirator
ttbc|Norwegian: lage vakuum
ttbc|Portuguese: aspirar
ttbc|Portuguese: a vácuo
ttbc|Slovak: vysávať
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French
Pronunciation
IPA|/va.kɥɔm/, SAMPA|/va.kHOm/
Noun
vacuum m
- vacuum (space containing no matter)
Synonyms
vide#French|vide
es:vacuum
fr:vacuum
io:vacuum
it:vacuum
hu:vacuum
ja:vacuum
fi:vacuum
sv:vacuum
te:vacuum
vi:vacuum
zh:vacuum
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