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Vacancy vs Multivacancy - What's the difference?

vacancy | multivacancy |

In physics|lang=en terms the difference between vacancy and multivacancy

is that vacancy is (physics) a defect in a crystal caused by the absence of an atom in a lattice while multivacancy is (physics) having or pertaining to more than one vacancy (crystal defect).

As a noun vacancy

is an unoccupied position or job.

As an adjective multivacancy is

(physics) having or pertaining to more than one vacancy (crystal defect).

vacancy

English

Noun

(vacancies)
  • An unoccupied position or job.
  • An available room in a hotel; guest house, etc.
  • Empty space.
  • *1993 , James Michie, trans. Ovid, The Art of Love , Book II:
  • *:Sky was set above earth, land ringed with sea, / Chaos retired to its own vacancy [...].
  • Lack of intelligence or understanding.
  • (physics) A defect in a crystal caused by the absence of an atom in a lattice

    • Related terms

    * vacant adjective * vacate verb

    multivacancy

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (physics) Having or pertaining to more than one vacancy (crystal defect).