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• Suction — is the flow of a fluid into a partial vacuum, or region of low pressure. The pressure gradient between this region and the ambient pressure will propel matter toward the low pressure area. Suction is popularly thought of as an attractive effect,… …   Wikipedia

• Suction — 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. [1913 Webster] {Suction chamber}, the chamber of a pump into which the suction pipe …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Suction chamber — Suction 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. [1913 Webster] {Suction chamber}, the chamber of a pump into which the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Suction pipe — Suction 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. [1913 Webster] {Suction chamber}, the chamber of a pump into which the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Suction pump — Suction 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. [1913 Webster] {Suction chamber}, the chamber of a pump into which the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Suction valve — Suction 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. [1913 Webster] {Suction chamber}, the chamber of a pump into which the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Suction convention — Suction is a bridge convention used for intervention over an opponent s 1NT opening.When suction is agreed, a suit overcall of a 1NT opening is conventional and denies the suit actually bid. It shows either (1) a one suiter in the next higher… …   Wikipedia

• suction — [suk′shən] n. [L suctio < suctus, pp. of sugere, to SUCK] 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,… …   English World dictionary

• Suction filtration — is a method of filtration which allows for a greater rate of filtration. Whereas in normal filtration gravity provides the force which draws the liquid through the filter paper, in suction filtration a pressure gradient performs this function.… …   Wikipedia

• suction lipectomy — n liposuction * * * suction assisted lipectomy surgical removal of localized fat deposits via high pressure vacuum, which is applied by means of a suction curet or cannula inserted subdermally through one or more small incisions. Called also… …   Medical dictionary

• suction cup — suction ,cup noun count AMERICAN a small round piece of plastic or rubber that is designed to stick onto a smooth surface using suction. British suction cap …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English