horror vacui

== English == === Etymology === From Latin horror vacuī (“fear of empty space”), from horror (“horror, fear”) + vacuum (“vacuum”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒɹ.ə ˈvæ.kjuː.aɪ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɔɹ.ɚ ˈvæ.kju.aɪ/ === Noun === horror vacui (uncountable) (historical, sciences) The Aristotelian principle that there are no vacuums in nature. The abhorrence of a vacuum; the general tendency to dislike empty space. (art) In particular, the tendency of an artist (or of art) to fill an entire surface with detail, leaving no blank space. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === horror vacui on Wikipedia.Wikipedia horror vacui (physics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Portuguese == === Noun === horror vacui m (uncountable) horror vacui (tendency to dislike empty space) (art) horror vacui (tendency of an artist to fill an entire surface with detail)