voidings
|void-ings|
/ˈvɔɪdɪŋz/
(void)
empty or invalid
Etymology
'void' originates from Old French (e.g. 'void' / 'vide'), ultimately from Latin 'vacare', where 'vacare' meant 'to be empty'.
'vacare' in Latin passed into Old French as 'void'/'vide' and then into Middle English as 'void', later forming the verbal and nominal derivatives such as 'voiding' and 'voided' in Modern English.
Initially it meant 'to be empty' or 'empty', and over time the word expanded to include 'to make empty' (verb) and the figurative sense 'to make invalid' (e.g., to void a contract or vote).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
an act of emptying or evacuating something (e.g., emptying a container or system); multiple instances of such acts.
The lab logged several voidings of the tank during the procedure.
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Noun 2
in medical contexts, acts of urination; episodes in which urine is expelled from the bladder.
The patient recorded frequent voidings overnight.
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Noun 3
the annulment or declaration that something (e.g., a vote, decision, or contract) is void; instances of making invalid.
Several voidings of ballots altered the final result.
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Last updated: 2025/09/23 22:25