Devacuation

Quick meaning: Devacuation is a noun meaning Loss or removal of vacuum (“reduction of pressure below that of the atmosphere”).

Meaning

Loss or removal of vacuum (“reduction of pressure below that of the atmosphere”).

Example Sentences

1963, B. W. Spear, D. E. Powell, Kimcode, a method for controlling devacuations of television tubes, IEEE Trans Broadcast Telev. Receivers, 1963, 9, 25

[…] prevents slow propagation of surface flaws, encountered in service, which would otherwise lead to devacuation of the CRT. […] must not exceed the threshold value to prevent flaw growth and preserve vacuum over the life of CRT.

[…] 1960 shows an increase in resistance from 22 to 30 ohms which was related to a loss in vacuum. It can be seen that in this case, over the period of the latter 4 years, the total frequency change due to both devacuation and ageing .

1981, L. Brandsma, H. D. Verkruijsse, Synthesis of Acetylenes, Allenes, and Cumulenes: A Laboratory Manual, Elsevier Science Limited After removal of the solvents and after distillation in an oil-pump vacuum nitrogen must be used for the devacuation.

Word Forms

• devacuations

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include depressurization, devacuumization, evacuation, depressurisation, decavitation, vacuumization.

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