Vacuum is measured in inHg or inches of mercury and a true
vacuum is anything below zero on this scale...for reference normal
atmospheric pressure or air pressure is about 14.7 inHg so anything
less than that could be expressed as a vacuum or less than
atmospheric pressure if above zero but less than 14.7 inHg...you
can measure this with a vacuum gauge that you can get at any
autoparts store but you can feel a vacuum as a suction just like
your vacuum cleaner....So a vacuum is anyththing zero inHg or below
and a partial vacuum is anything between zero and 14.7 inHg.