noun

vacuum

Translation

vacuum cleaner, vacuum, void

I need to buy a new vacuum.

I need to buy a new vacuum cleaner.

Sound cannot travel in a vacuum.

a vacuum a vacuum cleaner The old vacuum doesn't work well.

in a vacuum in an empty space Decisions were not made in a vacuum.

Synonyms: void, emptiness; (for the appliance) vacuum cleaner, hoover

From Latin 'vacuus' meaning 'empty'. Refers to a space being empty or a device that makes things empty of dirt.

Imagine a 'vacant' room that you need to clean with a 'vacuum' cleaner.