Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nature abhors a vacuum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: na-ture ab-hors a -vac-u-um
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Generating and maintaining a near-vacuum is challenging (requiring technical rigor) because ambient pressure tends to push matter forcefully into the evacuated chamber; and generating a true vacuum (devoid of any matter at all) is extremely challenging.

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Generating a vacuum is impossible (a vacuum can never exist) owing to the inherent nature of the universe.

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A power vacuum will usually be filled quickly.

Example Sentences

"The development of practical electric light bulbs was challenging not least because nature abhors a vacuum: removing all air from the bulbs was not as easy as it at first seemed."
"The ancients believed that nature abhors a vacuum."

Phrases

horror vacui in a vacuum

Frequently Paired Words

horror vacui in a vacuum

Questions

What does nature abhors a vacuum mean?: Generating and maintaining a near-vacuum is challenging (requiring technical rigor) because ambient pressure tends to push matter forcefully into the evacuated chamber; and generating a true vacuum (devoid of any matter at all) is extremely challenging.

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