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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVakuum
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Vakuum
"Das Experiment wurde im Vakuum durchgeführt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A space entirely devoid of matter.
"Light travels easily through the vacuum of space."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Latin vacuum, neuter of vacuus ('empty').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "vacuum" is said worldwide
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vide
Transliteration: vide
"La nature a horreur du vide."
Vakuum
Transliteration: Vakuum
"Das Experiment wurde im Vakuum durchgeführt."
vuoto
Transliteration: vuoto
"Nello spazio c'è il vuoto."
vacío
Transliteration: vacío
"Creó un vacío en la habitación."
vácuo
Transliteration: vácuo
"O som não viaja no vácuo."
निर्वात
Transliteration: nirvaat
"अंतरिक्ष में एक निर्वात है।"
真空
Transliteration: zhēnkōng
"声波不能在真空中传播。"
진공
Transliteration: jingong
"우주는 진공 상태입니다."
真空
Transliteration: shinkū
"宇宙は真空である。"
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