ALL meanings of vacua
vac·u·a
V v - noun vacua a plural of vacuum. 1
- noun plural vacua a space entirely devoid of matter. 1
- noun plural vacua an enclosed space from which matter, especially air, has been partially removed so that the matter or gas remaining in the space exerts less pressure than the atmosphere (opposed to plenum). 1
- noun plural vacua the state or degree of exhaustion in such an enclosed space. 1
- noun plural vacua a space not filled or occupied; emptiness; void: The loss left a vacuum in his heart. 1
- noun plural vacua a vacuum cleaner or sweeper. 1
- noun plural vacua Physics. a state of lowest energy in a quantum field theory. 1
- adjective vacua of, pertaining to, employing, or producing a vacuum. 1
- adjective vacua (of a hollow container) partly exhausted of gas or air. 1
- adjective vacua pertaining to a device or process that makes use of a vacuum to accomplish a desired task. 1
- adjective vacua noting or pertaining to canning or packaging in which air is removed from the container to prevent deterioration of the contents. 1
- verb with object vacua to use a vacuum cleaner on; clean with a vacuum cleaner: to vacuum rugs. 1
- verb with object vacua to treat with any vacuum device, as a vacuum drier. 1
- verb without object vacua to use a vacuum cleaner: to vacuum in the dining room. 1
- abbreviation VACUA vacuum 0