vacuum — I UK [ˈvækjʊəm] / US [ˈvækjuəm] / US [ˈvækjum] noun Word forms vacuum : singular vacuum plural vacuums * 1) [countable] physics a space that has had all the air and any other gases removed from it 2) [singular] a feeling that something is missing … English dictionary
vacuum — vac|u|um1 [ vækjuəm, vækjum ] noun * 1. ) count an enclosed space that has had all the air and any other gases removed from it 2. ) singular a feeling that something is missing, or a situation in which something is missing: political/power vacuum … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vacuum — vac|u|um1 [ˈvækjuəm, kjum] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: vacuus; VACUOUS] 1.) a space that is completely empty of all gas, especially one from which all the air has been taken away 2.) a vacuum cleaner 3.) [singular] a situation in which… … Dictionary of contemporary English
vacuum — 1 noun 1 (C) a space that is completely empty of all gas, especially one from which all the air has been taken away 2 (singular) a situation in which someone or something is missing or lacking, especially one that causes problems or makes you… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
vacuum — [ˈvækjʊəm] noun I 1) [C] an enclosed space with all the air and other gases removed from it 2) [singular] a situation in which something is missing the political vacuum left by his death[/ex] • in a vacuum existing or happening separately from… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Political parties — Owing to the country’s seven decades as a one party totalitarian state, the status of political parties in Russia is complex and protean. In 1990, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) abandoned its monopoly on political… … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
vacuum — noun 1) people longing to fill the spiritual vacuum in their lives Syn: emptiness, void, nothingness, vacancy, absence, black hole 2) the political vacuum left by the emperor s death Syn: gap, space, lacuna, void 3) … Thesaurus of popular words
Vacuum (disambiguation) — In physics, Vacuum can refer to: *Vacuum, the absence of matter. *Vacuum state in quantum mechanics. *Suction. *Free space, a concept of electromagnetic theory, corresponding to a theoretical perfect vacuum .Vacuum, in different contexts, can… … Wikipedia
vacuum — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ perfect ▪ cultural, moral, political, spiritual ▪ The writer criticized the moral vacuum in society. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Political status of Taiwan — The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan (or Taiwan Issue as referred to by the Communist Party of China) hinges on whether Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu should remain effectively independent as territory of the Republic of… … Wikipedia
