in vacuoadv.adj.

Brit.

/ɪn ˈvakjʊəʊ/, U.S.

/ɪn ˈvækjuˌoʊ/

Forms: 1600s– in vaccuo (irregular), 1600s– in vacuo.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in vacuō.

Etymology: < classical Latin in vacuō < in in prep. + vacuō , ablative of vacuum vacuum n.

A. adv.

1. In a vacuum, in a void; in the absence of matter, or of interaction with any other object or material. Also: under a vacuum; in a container or enclosure from which the air has been removed; under conditions of extreme reduced pressure.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > [phrase] > in empty space

in vacuo1644

1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. iii. 21 It would destroy all motion of small bodies in the ayre, if it be true (as Aristotle hath demonstrated in the 4th booke of his Physickes) that motion can not be made, but among bodies, and not in vacuo.

1668 R. Boyle in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 589 That the motion of Bodies, viz. the Corpuscles of Light, may be freely made in Vacuo, and proceed without the assistance of a Vehicle.

1712 I. Newton Let. 19 Feb. in Corr. (1975) V. 230 The Pendulum must be something longer in Vacuo then in Aere to vibrate seconds.

1808 Philos. Mag. 30 177 It has long been a generally received opinion, that the aurora borealis is the exhibition of immense masses of the electric fluid in vacuo, or at least at such a height that the atmosphere is in an extremely rarefied state.

1812 H. Davy Elements Chem. Philos. 138 A wire of platina may be preserved in a state of intense ignition in vacuo.

1901 Sci. Amer. 21 Sept. 186/2 The liquid is filtered and evaporated in vacuo, and deposits small needle-like crystals.

2013 V. Faraoni Special Relativity i. 13 The disappearance of the ether concept makes the speed of light in vacuo a fundamental quantity, instead of being merely a property of the medium in which light propagates.

2. figurative. In isolation; without reference to anything else; out of context.

ΚΠ

a1833 W. Wilberforce in R. I. Wilberforce & S. Wilberforce Life W. Wilberforce (1838) II. 177 In Scotland such a man is sure to create a ferment. Send him therefore to the back settlements to let off his pistol in vacuo.

1870 Scotsman 5 July 2/2 The ground is cut away from the feet of Mr Seward and Mr Fish, who are left standing in vacuo.

1938 Railroad Unemploym.-Insurance Syst.: Hearings before Subcomm. of Comm. Interstate Commerce on H.R. 10127 (75th Congr., 3rd Sess.) 53 The validity of the proviso cannot be considered in vacuo, but can only be determined in the light of the proper meaning and intent of the State provisions upon which it operates.

1984 M. Edelson Hypothesis & Evid. in Psychoanal. ii. 17 In science, no conjecture about the world is confirmed in vacuo... It is always evaluated relative to some rival.

2019 @hiharveen 13 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 13 June 2019) It's one thing to find a snippet that in vacuo supports a point you think you want to make. Takes a lot more intelligence and understanding to see if it's context-appropriate.

B. adj.

Existing, operating, or conducted in vacuo; relating to conditions in or under a vacuum.

ΚΠ

1925 Science 16 Jan. 56/1 Many such data recorded in the literature have apparently not been reduced to the in-vacuo basis.

1991 Adv. Protein Chem. 41 113 The simulation with water differed less from the crystal structure than the in vacuo simulation.

2009 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 367 5021 Coherent laser light with an in vacuo wavelength of λ₀ = 633 nm illuminates the sample.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	in vacuo
释义	in vacuoadv.adj. Brit. /ɪn ˈvakjʊəʊ/, U.S. /ɪn ˈvækjuˌoʊ/ Forms: 1600s– in vaccuo (irregular), 1600s– in vacuo. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in vacuō. Etymology: < classical Latin in vacuō < in in prep. + vacuō , ablative of vacuum vacuum n. A. adv. 1. In a vacuum, in a void; in the absence of matter, or of interaction with any other object or material. Also: under a vacuum; in a container or enclosure from which the air has been removed; under conditions of extreme reduced pressure. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [phrase] > in empty space in vacuo1644 1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. iii. 21 It would destroy all motion of small bodies in the ayre, if it be true (as Aristotle hath demonstrated in the 4th booke of his Physickes) that motion can not be made, but among bodies, and not in vacuo. 1668 R. Boyle in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 589 That the motion of Bodies, viz. the Corpuscles of Light, may be freely made in Vacuo, and proceed without the assistance of a Vehicle. 1712 I. Newton Let. 19 Feb. in Corr. (1975) V. 230 The Pendulum must be something longer in Vacuo then in Aere to vibrate seconds. 1808 Philos. Mag. 30 177 It has long been a generally received opinion, that the aurora borealis is the exhibition of immense masses of the electric fluid in vacuo, or at least at such a height that the atmosphere is in an extremely rarefied state. 1812 H. Davy Elements Chem. Philos. 138 A wire of platina may be preserved in a state of intense ignition in vacuo. 1901 Sci. Amer. 21 Sept. 186/2 The liquid is filtered and evaporated in vacuo, and deposits small needle-like crystals. 2013 V. Faraoni Special Relativity i. 13 The disappearance of the ether concept makes the speed of light in vacuo a fundamental quantity, instead of being merely a property of the medium in which light propagates. 2. figurative. In isolation; without reference to anything else; out of context. ΚΠ a1833 W. Wilberforce in R. I. Wilberforce & S. Wilberforce Life W. Wilberforce (1838) II. 177 In Scotland such a man is sure to create a ferment. Send him therefore to the back settlements to let off his pistol in vacuo. 1870 Scotsman 5 July 2/2 The ground is cut away from the feet of Mr Seward and Mr Fish, who are left standing in vacuo. 1938 Railroad Unemploym.-Insurance Syst.: Hearings before Subcomm. of Comm. Interstate Commerce on H.R. 10127 (75th Congr., 3rd Sess.) 53 The validity of the proviso cannot be considered in vacuo, but can only be determined in the light of the proper meaning and intent of the State provisions upon which it operates. 1984 M. Edelson Hypothesis & Evid. in Psychoanal. ii. 17 In science, no conjecture about the world is confirmed in vacuo... It is always evaluated relative to some rival. 2019 @hiharveen 13 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 13 June 2019) It's one thing to find a snippet that in vacuo supports a point you think you want to make. Takes a lot more intelligence and understanding to see if it's context-appropriate. B. adj. Existing, operating, or conducted in vacuo; relating to conditions in or under a vacuum. ΚΠ 1925 Science 16 Jan. 56/1 Many such data recorded in the literature have apparently not been reduced to the in-vacuo basis. 1991 Adv. Protein Chem. 41 113 The simulation with water differed less from the crystal structure than the in vacuo simulation. 2009 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 367 5021 Coherent laser light with an in vacuo wavelength of λ₀ = 633 nm illuminates the sample. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas in vacuo (in the phrase in vacuo): see in n.² (Latin prep.) 20. extracted from vacuon. < adv.adj.1644 as lemmas
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