Vacuum Pump (Noun)
Meaning
A pump that moves air in or out of something.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The scientist carefully attached the vacuum pump to the sealed container to create a pressure differential.
- The engineer designed a vacuum pump system to remove air from the tank and prevent corrosion.
- The lab technician used a vacuum pump to create a partial vacuum in the chamber for the experiment.
- The vacuum pump was used to remove air from the pipe before filling it with water.
- The chemist relied on a vacuum pump to move gases through the apparatus and separate the mixture.