Forceps vs Vacuum - What's the difference?
forceps | vacuum |
An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers. (With singular or plural concord.)
A region of space that contains no matter.
A vacuum cleaner.
The condition of rarefaction, or reduction of pressure below that of the atmosphere, in a vessel, such as the condenser of a steam engine, which is nearly exhausted of air or steam, etc.
As nouns the difference between forceps and vacuum
is that forceps is (l) (instrument used in surgery to grasp objects) while vacuum is (rare|chiefly|netherlands).forceps
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(wikipedia forceps)Noun
Derived terms
* forceps delivery * microforcepsHyponyms
* serrefine ----vacuum
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Alternative forms
* (rare)Noun
(wikipedia vacuum) (en-noun)- a vacuum of 26 inches of mercury, or 13 pounds per square inch