24 adjectives to describe vacuum

elastic fluid, gas, air, vapor, ether, steam, essence, fume, reek, effluvium, flatus; cloud &c 353; ammonia, ammoniacal gas^; volatile alkali; vacuum, partial vacuum.

The slight vacuum in the left-hand casetwo shelves from the ceilingscarcely distinguishable but by the quick eye of a loserwas whilom the commodious resting-place of Brown on Urn Burial.

It was another one of those explosive ideas which Cissie, apparently, had the faculty of creating out of a pure mental vacuum.

It appears to be advisable to perform the condensation partly in the air pump, instead of altogether in the condenser, as a better vacuum and a superior action of the air pump valves will thus be obtained.

When that is the case shut all the valves, and observe if the vacuum gauge shows a vacuum in the condenser; when there is a vacuum equivalent to three inches of mercury, open the injection a very little, and shut it again immediately; and if this produces any considerable vacuum, open the exhausting valve a very little way, and the injection at the same time.

In descending a hill, there is a break fixed on the hind wheel to increase the friction; but independent of this, the guide has the power of lessening the force of the steam to any extent, by means of the lever to his right hand, which operates upon, what is called the throttle valve, and by which he may stop the action of the steam altogether, and effect a counter vacuum in the cylinders.

It was nothing but a portable electric vacuum cleaner, which he quickly attached and set running.

When that is the case shut all the valves, and observe if the vacuum gauge shows a vacuum in the condenser; when there is a vacuum equivalent to three inches of mercury, open the injection a very little, and shut it again immediately; and if this produces any considerable vacuum, open the exhausting valve a very little way, and the injection at the same time.

Already there was a horrid rent where Tunnygate had floundered through at her suggestion in order to save going round the pathetic grass plot which the Appleboys had struggled to create where Nature had obviously intended a floral vacuum.

Q.Is this irregular action of the pump the cause of the imperfect vacuum? A.It is one cause.

The very distant sound of gunswhich was not so much a sound as an indescribable vacuum of soundshattered the walls of her bubble enchantment.

Indeed we might go on at some length expounding further this profound law of human nature that where there are camels there will be small boys; that, as it were, under such circumstances Nature abhors an infantile vacuum.

Now, if we represent the Medium by A, and the head of any one consulting her by B, there can be no doubt that the latter is an absolute vacuum; but it is demonstrable that nothing like light ever passed from the former to the latter.

All were willing to be relieved, at any expense of reason, from the pressure of the intolerable vacuum which had succeeded to the morning bustle.

Is it full of spirits which inhabit it, as the Paracelsians and Platonists hold, the higher the more noble, [3082]full of birds, or a mere vacuum to no purpose?

The nullum vacuum (unless in prisoners' bellies) is here truly to be proved.

It was another one of those explosive ideas which Cissie, apparently, had the faculty of creating out of a pure mental vacuum.

And we have to deal here with a relative vacuum.

The latter busied himself in trimming the lights, and in replenishing a bright wood fire; taking care, at the same time, that no unnecessary vacuum should occur in the discourse, to render the brief interval, necessary for the appearance of his superiors, tedious.

Even in after-life, looking back, he never broke that time into weeks or days: people might so divide it for him, but he was uncertain, always: it was a vague vacuum in his memory: he had drifted out of coarse, measured life into some out-coast of eternity, and slept in its calm.

A conscious, interminable vacuum, were such a thing possible, would but faintly image it.

'Tis an absurd vacuum.

I had filled one outside thermometer with spirit, but this was broken before I looked at it; and in another, whose bulb unfortunately was blackened, and which was filled with carbonic acid gas, an apparent vacuum had been created.

A conscious, interminable vacuum, were such a thing possible, would but faintly image it.

24 adjectives to describe  vacuum