26984 words

suction

2 definitions • 2 examples
1
the act of removing air from a space resulting in a lower pressure in that space, either causing liquid, gases, or other substances to enter, or causing two surfaces to stick together:

Examples:

a suction pump
2
the process of reducing air pressure by removing air or liquid from an enclosed space, or the force created by this reduction that causes two surfaces to stick together:

Examples:

Cylinder vacuum cleaners work entirely by suction.

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