vacua
Americannoun
noun
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Lambin's Comment is, 'Communia hoc loco appellat Horatius argumenta fabularum à nullo adhuc tractata: et ita, quae cuivis exposita sunt et in medio quodammodo posita, quasi vacua et à nemine occupata.'
From Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 by Hill, George Birkbeck Norman
Sir William Crookes took up in 1872 the study of electric discharge through 192 high vacua, having been led to it by his researches on the radiometer.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
Now, however, that he had found means for obtaining and maintaining high vacua, Edison immediately went back to carbon, which from the first he had conceived of as the ideal substance for a burner.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis
Think we as we may, of all the possible directions to develop a practical illuminant, the line of high vacua seems to be the most promising at present.
From Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency by Tesla, Nikola
In nearly all pumps for producing the high vacua necessary, e.g. for the electric glow-lamp and the X-ray tube, mercury is employed.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
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