Meanings
nounvacuum pump (plural vacuum pumps)
plural vacuum pumps
- A piece of equipment used for extraction of gas or vapour from an enclosed space, leaving the container with a partial vacuum.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 真空泵
- 真空泵 (zhēnkōngbèng)equipment
Dutch vacuümpomp
- vacuümpompequipment
Finnish tyhjiöpumppu
- tyhjiöpumppuequipment
Greek αντλία κενού
- αντλία κενού (antlía kenoú)equipment
Polish pompa próżniowa, ekshaustor
- pompa próżniowaequipment
- ekshaustorequipment
- ssawaequipment
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APA
vacuum pump. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacuum%20pump
MLA
“vacuum pump.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacuum%20pump. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vacuum pump,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacuum%20pump.
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