suction

Definition of Suction in English :

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Noun

1. suction

a force over an area produced by a pressure difference

2. suck, sucking, suction

the act of sucking

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sucking

Verb

3. suction

remove or draw away by the force of suction

Example Sentences:
'the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs'

4. suction

empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction

Example Sentences:
'suction the uterus in an abortion'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Suction

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noun

1.

the act or process of sucking

2.

the force or condition produced by a pressure difference, as the force holding a suction cap onto a surface

3.

the act or process of producing such a force or condition

Suction

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noun

1.

the act or process of sucking

2.

the production of a vacuum or partial vacuum in a cavity or over a surface so that the external atmospheric pressure forces the surrounding fluid, particulate solid, etc. into the cavity or causes something to adhere to the surface

3.

the suction force created in this way

adjective

4.

causing suction

5.

operating by suction

Suction

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n.

1. The act or process of sucking.

2. A force that causes a fluid or solid to be drawn into an interior space or to adhere to a surface because of the difference between the external and internal pressures.

tr.v. suc·tioned, suc·tion·ing, suc·tions

1. To draw away or remove by the force of suction: suction fluid from the lungs.

2. To clean or evacuate (a body cavity, for example) by the force of suction.

adj.

1. Creating suction.

2. Operating or operated by suction.

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