Definition of vacuuming Vacuuming

/væˈkjumɪŋ/ - [vakyuming] -

We found 3 definitions of vacuuming from 2 different sources.

What does vacuuming mean?

Wiktionary

vacuuming (Verb)
Present participle of vacuum.

Part of speech

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vacuuming, verb, gerund of vacuum (infinitive).

WordNet

Noun Plural: vacuums
vacuum - an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
		vacuum cleaner
		home appliance, household appliance an appliance that does a particular job in the home
		dust bag, vacuum bag a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner
vacuum - a region that is devoid of matter
		vacuity
vacuum - the absence of matter
		vacuity
vacuum - an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum"
		void, vacancy, emptiness
		space the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite"
Verb vacuums, vacuuming, vacuumed
vacuum - clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets"
		vacuum-clean, hoover
		make clean, clean remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"

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Wiktionary

vacuum (Verb)
To clean something with a vacuum cleaner.
vacuum (Verb)
To use a vacuum cleaner.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

vacuum (n.)
A space entirely devoid of matter (called also, by way of distinction, absolute vacuum); hence, in a more general sense, a space, as the interior of a closed vessel, which has been exhausted to a high or the highest degree by an air pump or other artificial means; as, water boils at a reduced temperature in a vacuum.
vacuum (n.)
The condition of rarefaction, or reduction of pressure below that of the atmosphere, in a vessel, as the condenser of a steam engine, which is nearly exhausted of air or steam, etc.; as, a vacuum of 26 inches of mercury, or 13 pounds per square inch.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

vacuum
(physics) A volume of space that is substansively empty of matter.
vacuum
Electronic device that cleans dirt on a surface through suction.
vacuum
To clean (something) with a vacuum cleaner.

Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡

vacuum
A space destitute of any substance. The great pervading substance is in general sense the atmosphere. It is the gaseous mixture which surrounds and envelopes the earth and its inhabitants. It consists of a simple mixture of oxygen, 1 part, nitrogen, 4 parts, with 4 to 6 volumes of carbonic acid gas in 10,000 volumes of air, or about one cubic inch to one cubic foot. It presses with a force of about 14.7 lbs. per square inch under the influence of the force of gravity. The term vacuum in practise refers to any space from which air has been removed. It may be produced chemically. Air may be displaced by carbonic acid gas and the latter may be absorbed by caustic alkali or other chemical. The air may be expelled and the space may be filled with steam which is condensed to produce the vacuum. Of course in all cases the space must be included in an hermetically sealed vessel, such as the bulb of an incandescent lamp. But the universal method of producing a vacuum is by air pumps. An absolute vacuum means the entire absence of gas or air, something almost impossible to produce. A high vacuum is sometimes understood to mean one in which the path of the molecules is equal in length to the diameter of the containing vessels, as in Crookes' Radiometer and other apparatus for illustrating the radiant condition of matter. The air left after exhaustion is termed residual air or residual atmosphere.
argon, .00038 carbon dioxide, and trace amounts of other gases. Argon was suspected by Henry Cavendish in 1785. It was discovered in 1894 by Lord Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

vacuum
A space utterly empty, even of air or vapour.

Wikipedia

A vacuum is a place where there is no matter. Sound cannot travel in a vacuum.

Outer space is not a true vacuum, because there is a very small number of particles there.

A vacuum cleaner is a device that cleans dirt from floors. Sometimes it is just called a "vacuum".

Vacuums are also used in many physics experiments involving environments with no matter.

In Norwegian Vakuum also known as a famous rapper from Norway, Stavanger.