vacuum pump

vac·u·um pump

V v

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vak-yoom, -yoo-uh m, -yuh m puhmp]
- /ˈvæk yum, -yu əm, -yəm pʌmp/
- /ˈvæk.juːm pʌmp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vak-yoom, -yoo-uh m, -yuh m puhmp]
- /ˈvæk yum, -yu əm, -yəm pʌmp/

Definitions of vacuum pump words

noun vacuum pump a pump or device by which a partial vacuum can be produced. 1
noun vacuum pump a pump for producing a low gas pressure 0
noun vacuum pump a pump used to draw air or gas out of sealed space 0
noun vacuum pump pulsometer (sense 1) 0

See all 4 definitions of vacuum pump

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Origin of vacuum pump

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Vacuum pump

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Vacuum pump

vacuum pump popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for vacuum pump

noun vacuum pump

air pump — a device for pumping air in or out of something
bicycle pump — a hand pump for pumping air into the tyres of a bicycle

All 2 Synonyms of vacuum pump