- suction suc·tion n
- ['sʌkʃ(ə)n]
Tech aspirazione f
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suction suc·tion n
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suc|tion — «SUHK shuhn», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the process of drawing liquids or gases into a space or of causing surfaces to stick together by producing a vacuum. Lemonade is drawn through a straw by suction. 2. the force caused by suction. 3. the act or … Useful english dictionary
lip|o|suc|tion — «LIHP uh SUHK shuhn», noun. cosmetic surgery in which excess fat is removed from the body by suction; suction lipectomy … Useful english dictionary
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 — The act or process of sucking. SEE ALSO: aspiration (1), aspiration (2). [L. sugo, pp. suctus, to suck] posttussive s. a s. sound heard on auscultation over a pulmonary cavity at the end of a cough. Wangensteen s. a modified … Medical dictionary
suction — suc|tion [ˈsʌkʃən] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: suctio, from Latin sugere to suck ] 1.) the process of removing air or liquid from an enclosed space so that another substance is sucked in, or so that two surfaces stick together ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
suction — suc|tion [ sʌkʃən ] noun uncount 1. ) the process of sucking air or a liquid from somewhere by creating a space without air that it can flow into: Doctors had to use suction to help pull out the baby. 2. ) the force by which two surfaces stick to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
suction pump — suc′tion pump n. hyd mac a pump for raising water or other fluids by suction, consisting of a valved cylinder with a vertically moving piston … From formal English to slang
