NOUN | artifact | air pump, vacuum pump | a pump that moves air in or out of something |
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Meaning | A pump that moves air in or out of something. | |
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Synonym | vacuum pump | |
Narrower | condensation pump, diffusion pump | vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum |
inflater, inflator | An air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire) | |
ion pump | A vacuum pump that removes gas by ionizing the atoms or molecules and adsorbing them on a metal surface | |
Broader | pump | A mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction |
Spanish | bomba al vacío, bomba de aire | |
Catalan | bomba de buit |
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