Meaning of SUCTION
| Pronunciation: | | 'sukshun
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- [n] the act of sucking
- [n] a force over an area produced by a pressure difference
- [v] empty or clean by the force of suction, as of a body cavity; "suction the uterus in an abortion"
- [v] remove or draw away by the force of suction; "the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs"
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| | Synonyms: | | suck, sucking |
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| | See Also: | | consumption, empty, evacuate, force per unit area, ingestion, intake, pressure, pressure level, uptake, void | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Suc"tion\, n. [L. sugere, suctum, to suck; cf. OF.
suction. See {Suck}, v. t.]
The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids,
by exhausting the air.
{Suction chamber}, the chamber of a pump into which the
suction pipe delivers.
{Suction pipe}, {Suction valve}, the induction pipe, and
induction valve, of a pump, respectively.
{Suction pump}, the common pump, in which the water is raised
into the barrel by atmospheric pressure. See Illust. of
{Pump}.
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