English Explanatory Dictionary

vacuüm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Rare spelling of vacuum.

Pronunciation

/ˈvækjuːəm/ /ˈvækjuːm/

Word forms

vacuüm vacua vacuä

Etymology

From Dutch vacuüm, from Latin vacuum, the substantive neuter of the adjective vacuus (“empty”); spelt with a diæresis added to specify the trisyllabic pronunciation [ˈvæ.kjuː.əm] (as opposed to the disyllabic * [ˈvæ.kjuːm]).

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