vacuum

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and vacuum

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while vacuum is (rare|chiefly|netherlands).

As nouns the difference between vacuum and suction

is that vacuum is a region of space that contains no matter while suction is the principle of physics by which matter is drawn from one space into another because the pressure inside the second space is lower than the pressure in the first.

As verbs the difference between vacuum and suction

is that vacuum is to clean (something) with a vacuum cleaner while suction is to create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces.

As nouns the difference between vacuum and lightwave

is that vacuum is (rare|chiefly|netherlands) while lightwave is a wave of light.

As nouns the difference between vacuum and otheoscope

is that vacuum is a region of space that contains no matter while otheoscope is an instrument for exhibiting the repulsive action produced by light or heat in a vacuum; a modification of the radiometer.

As a verb vacuum

is to clean (something) with a vacuum cleaner.

As nouns the difference between vacuum and vacuist

is that vacuum is a region of space that contains no matter while vacuist is one who holds the doctrine that the space between the bodies of the universe, or the molecules and atoms of matter, is a vacuum.

As a verb vacuum

is to clean (something) with a vacuum cleaner.

As nouns the difference between vacuum and quasivacuum

is that vacuum is (rare|chiefly|netherlands) while quasivacuum is (physics) any state that approximates to a vacuum, especially one free of baryons.

As nouns the difference between vacuum and cryotrap

is that vacuum is (rare|chiefly|netherlands) while cryotrap is (chemistry) a device used to remove certain materials from a vacuum system by condensation on a cold surface.

As nouns the difference between vacuum and bakeout

is that vacuum is (rare|chiefly|netherlands) while bakeout is the act of undertaking this process.

As a verb bakeout is

to heat a material in a vacuum in order to drive off volatile components.

As nouns the difference between vacuum and airgap

is that vacuum is (rare|chiefly|netherlands) while airgap is a gap where there is a vacuum (not actually air), used to reduce power consumption in microelectronics.

As a noun vacuum

is (rare|chiefly|netherlands).

As an adjective vacuumlike is

resembling or characteristic of a vacuum (empty space).