Idiom
nature abhors a vacuum
Meaning
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.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Nature abhors a vacuum, so air rushes into any empty space.”
“When the manager resigned, the team felt a power struggle because nature abhors a vacuum.”
“In the absence of strong leadership, the political organization descended into chaos, proving once again that nature abhors a vacuum.”
Examples
simple
“Nature abhors a vacuum, so air rushes into any empty space.”
contextual
“When the manager resigned, the team felt a power struggle because nature abhors a vacuum.”
complex
“In the absence of strong leadership, the political organization descended into chaos, proving once again that nature abhors a vacuum.”
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