suction
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suction
- /ˈsʌkʃən/
Rhymes with -ʌkʃən
Where it comes from
From Latin sūctiō, sūctiōnem (whence -ion), attested since Late Latin and derived from sūctus, past participle of sūgō (“to suck”). Attested in English since the early 17th century.
noun suctions
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A force which pushes matter from one space into another because the pressure inside the second space is lower than the pressure in the first.
Similar: aspiration
- A force holding two objects together because the pressure in the space between the items is lower than the pressure outside that space.
- The process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another. The first-named group — the insects that live by suction — include the scale insects, aphides, and sucking bugs[…]
- A device for removing saliva from a patient's mouth during dental operations, a saliva ejector.
- influence; "pull". He's got some kind of suction with the Mayor's office.
verb suctions · suctioning · suctioned
- To create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces.
- To draw out the contents of a space.
Opposite: unsuction
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: suck, sucking, evaporator, impeller, fan, intake, irrigator, vacuuming, aim, ensign, ventilator, midshipman, fume, extraction, blower, cleaning
verb
Opposite: unsuction
Translations
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noun the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
| Español | succión |
|---|---|
| Português | sucção |
| Français | succion |
| Deutsch | Saugwirkung |
| Italiano | aspirazione |
| Ελληνικά | αναρρόφηση anarrófisi, αναρροφητικός anarrofitikós |
| Русский | вса́сывание vsásyvanije, соса́ние sosánije |
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