vacuums
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Noun
vacuums noun
- A region of space that contains no matter.
- (plural only "vacuums") A vacuum cleaner.
- 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
Verb
vacuums verb
- 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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vacancyvoidhooverhooveringvacuityvacuum-cleanvacuum cleanerflushesgapsholesloopholesshortcomingsvoidswasherdryerswashing machinepurifierssuction
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