VACUUMPUMP

Vacuum pump

A vacuum pump is a device that removes gas molecules from a sealed volume in order to leave behind a partial vacuum. The first vacuum pump was invented in 1650 by Otto von Guericke, and was preceded by the suction pump, which dates to antiquity.

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vacuum pump

Noun

  1. A piece of equipment used for extraction of gas or vapour from an enclosed space, leaving the container with a partial vacuum.


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