vacuum-packv.
/ˈvakjuːmpak/, U.S. /ˈvækˌjumˌpæk/ transitive. To pack (something) in an airtight container from which the air has been withdrawn; to pack (such a container).
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > gas > air > [verb (transitive)] > produce a vacuum in > pack by
vacuum-pack1951
society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > perform general or industrial manufacturing processes [verb (transitive)] > pack > specific methods
sackc1405
bale1762
unitize1945
vacuum-pack1951
cargo1959
blister-pack1971
1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 416/2 Coffee that is both freshly ground and freshly roasted (or vacuum-packed).
1954 L. C. Barail Packaging Engin. xx. 249 Whether the cars have been sealed after exhausting or vacuum packed without being exhausted, they have to be processed in order to destroy microorganisms.
Derivatives
ˈvacuum-packed adj. also figurative
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > gas > air > [adjective] > under pressure > in which a vacuum has been produced > packed in
vacuum-packed1955
1955 Hebrew Union Coll. Ann. 26 108 No longer can we assume that Greece is the hermetically sealed Olympian miracle, any more than we can consider Israel the vacuum-packed miracle from Sinai.
1975 Times 18 Feb. 13/2 The vacuum-packed fine arts sector.
1984 Listener 5 Apr. 10/2 The girl said it came vacuum-packed.
ˈvacuum-packing n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > gas > air > [noun] > air-pressure > vacuum > action of packing in
vacuum packaging1954
vacuum-packing1960
1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 19 Jan. (Suppl.) 41/3 The final processing involves..draining, swabbing and then vacuum-packing in transparent film bags.
1962 Spectator 4 May 602/3 I was at a testing of vacuum-packed bacon. Vacuum-packing is likely to spread, because it is so convenient for the handlers.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
<
v.1951