partial vacuum
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It creates a partial vacuum in the thoracic cavity into which outside air flows during inhalation.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The result is a powerful blast followed by a partial vacuum as oxygen is sucked from the air as the fuel burns.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2022
These use air-compressors attached to the ends of tubes to create a partial vacuum that pulls cargo along.
From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2017
So expanding his abdomen necessarily lowered the pressure inside it, creating a partial vacuum.
From Slate • Jul. 24, 2017
In a few moments the worst of that sensation passed, and my lungs began pumping violently, working against the partial vacuum created by the storm.
From Neighbours by Stead, Robert J. C.
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