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devacuation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Loss or removal of vacuum (“reduction of pressure below that of the atmosphere”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • 1963, B. W. Spear, D. E. Powell, Kimcode, a method for controlling devacuations of television tubes, IEEE Trans Broadcast Telev. Receivers, 1963, 9, 25
  • 1981, L. Brandsma, H. D. Verkruijsse, Synthesis of Acetylenes, Allenes, and Cumulenes: A Laboratory Manual, Elsevier Science Limited After removal of the solvents and after distillation in an oil-pump vacuum nitrogen must be used for the devacuation.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From de- + vacuation.