VOID

Void

Void is a fictional comic book character in the Wildstorm Universe. Void was the evolution of a woman named Adrianna, born in Arkhangelsk, Russia and raised with her sister, Svetlana, by their father after the death of their mother. Her father encouraged Adrianna's ambition to become a cosmonaut and told her that the Archangel, after whom their home city was named, was a creature made of silver who would take the chosen ones to the stars.

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void

Noun

  1. An empty space; a vacuum.
    Nobody has crossed the void since one man died trying three hundred years ago; it's high time we had another go.
  2. An extended region of space containing no galaxies
  3. A collection of adjacent vacancies inside a crystal lattice.
  4. A pocket of vapour inside a fluid flow, created by cavitation.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A voidee.

Verb

  1. To make invalid or worthless.
    He voided the check and returned it.
  2. To empty.
    void one’s bowels
  3. To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge.
    to void excrement
  4. To withdraw, depart.
  5. To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.
    to void a table

Adjective

  1. Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.
  2. Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc.
  3. Being without; destitute; devoid.
  4. Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.
  5. Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification.
    null and void
  6. Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul.
  7. That does not return a value.


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