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In fiction, when you paint yourself into a corner, you can write a pair of suction cups onto the bottoms of your shoes and walk up the wall and out the skylight and see the sun breaking through the clouds. In nonfiction, you don't have that luxury.
Tom Robbins

Meaning of "suction" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUCTION

From Late Latin suctiō a sucking, from Latin sūgere to suck.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SUCTION

suction  [ˈsʌkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUCTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Suction is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUCTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Suction

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, which is incorrect since vacuums do not innately attract matter. Dust being "sucked" into a vacuum cleaner is actually being pushed in by the higher pressure air on the outside of the cleaner. The higher pressure of the surrounding fluid can push matter into a vacuum but a vacuum cannot attract matter. Humans can create a sucking effect with the use of the lips, as in the case of drinking through a straw.

Definition of suction in the English dictionary

The first definition of suction in the dictionary is the act or process of sucking. Other definition of suction is the force or condition produced by a pressure difference, as the force holding a suction cap onto a surface. Suction is also the act or process of producing such a force or condition.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUCTION


abduction
æbˈdʌkʃən
conduction
kənˈdʌkʃən
construction
kənˈstrʌkʃən
deconstruction
ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkʃən
deduction
dɪˈdʌkʃən
destruction
dɪˈstrʌkʃən
induction
ɪnˈdʌkʃən
instruction
ɪnˈstrʌkʃən
introduction
ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən
liposuction
ˈlɪpəʊˌsʌkʃən
obstruction
əbˈstrʌkʃən
overproduction
ˌəʊvəprəˈdʌkʃən
production
prəˈdʌkʃən
Reconstruction
ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən
reduction
rɪˈdʌkʃən
reproduction
ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃən
ruction
ˈrʌkʃən
seduction
sɪˈdʌkʃən
traduction
trəˈdʌkʃən
transduction
trænzˈdʌkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUCTION

suckling
suckling pig
sucks
sucky
sucralfate
sucralose
sucrase
sucre
sucrier
sucrose
suction cup
suction disc
suction pad
suction pump
suction stop
suction valve
suctional
suctorial
suctorian
sucuruju

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUCTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
collection
connection
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
fiction
function
inspection
interaction
protection
reaction
satisfaction
section
selection
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of suction in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «suction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUCTION

Find out the translation of suction to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of suction from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «suction» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

succión
570 millions of speakers

English

suction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सक्शन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شفط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

всасывания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sucção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্তন্যপান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

succion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sedutan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sog
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

吸引
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흡입
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyedhot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hút
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உறிஞ்சும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

emme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aspirazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ssania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

всмоктування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aspirație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναρρόφησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

suiging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sugning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

suge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of suction

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUCTION»

The term «suction» is very widely used and occupies the 17.264 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUCTION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «suction» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «suction» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about suction

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3 QUOTES WITH «SUCTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word suction.
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Barbara Corcoran
A complainer is like a Death Eater because there's a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.
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Tom Robbins
In fiction, when you paint yourself into a corner, you can write a pair of suction cups onto the bottoms of your shoes and walk up the wall and out the skylight and see the sun breaking through the clouds. In nonfiction, you don't have that luxury.
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Robin Wright
Hollywood is a suction for your confidence or your faith or your togetherness. Just walking on the street you can feel it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUCTION»

Discover the use of suction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to suction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils
3.6 ROLE OF OSMOTIC SUCTION The total suction, 4>, of a soil is made up of two components, namely, the matric suction, (ua — uw), and the osmotic suction, t: ^ = (ua - uw) + X. (3.45) Matric suction is known to vary with time due to ...
D. G. Fredlund, Harianto Rahardjo, 1993
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Professional Rescuer CPR
When correctly used, suction units help clear the airway, airway devices help maintain an open airway, ventilation devices provide effective barriers against disease transmission, and defibrillators enhance the chance of survival for cardiac ...
Jon R. Krohmer, James L. Paturas, William Metcalf, 2005
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Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals
In newly boms, airway obstruction from amniotic fluid, meconium, and blood is a common and potentially critical problem that is usually treatable with suction alone. In infancy and childhood, conditions such as closed head injury or status ...
Ronald A. Dieckmann, 2006
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Clinical Psychomotor Skills: Assessment Tools for Nursing ...
A straight adaptor or Y-connector to connect the suction tubing to the suction catheter ( Y-connector if the catheter has no thumb port). The suctioning catheter is a soft, flexible tube used to access the nasal and oral cavities. It has one or more ...
Joanne Tollefson, 2004
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The Design and Layout of Fire Sprinkler Systems, Second Edition
As mentioned in the previous chapter, the suction piping for the pump, in accordance with Section 2-9.6 of NFPA #20, must be laid out (below or at the plane of pump intake) so that no air pockets will form. These will cause cavitation,  ...
Mark Bromann, 2001
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Net Positive Suction Head for Rotodynamic Pumps: A Reference ...
Prepared by Europump - European Association of Pump Manufacturers - this book contains the results of years of research work and practical experience by leading European educational institutions and pump manufacturers to give a valuable ...
EUROPUMP, 1999
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Adult Emergency Nursing Procedures
Use a large bore suction catheter, tonsillar/pharyngeal suction tip device ( Yankauer), or the suction connecting tubing alone for more effective airway clearance. 2. Excessive suctioning may traumatize the pharyngeal tissue, create bleeding, ...
Jean A. Proehl, 1993
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Environmental Soil Physics: Fundamentals, Applications, and ...
(Zero pressure also implies zero suction.) If a slight suction (i.e., a water pressure slightly subatmospheric) is applied to water in a saturated soil, no outflow may occur until, as suction is increased, a critical value is exceeded at which the ...
Daniel Hillel, 1998
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Laboratory and Field Testing of Unsaturated Soils
prior to total suction measurement by measuring the total suction of a salt solution with a known osmotic potential (WP4 User Manual). When the temperature readings have stabilized, the instrument will determine the relative humidity of the  ...
Alessandro Tarantino, Enrique Romero, Yu Jun Cui, 2008
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APLS: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Resource
5 Oral suctioning with tonsillar tip: 1. Connect suction apparatus to wall suction or portable suction pump and adjust to medium, continuous pressure (not to exceed 300 mm Hg). If suctioning 5.1 Suction vomitus, the suction strength will need to ...
Marianne Gausche-Hill, Susan Fuchs, Loren Yamamoto, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUCTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term suction is used in the context of the following news items.
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Suction-Cup Darts On Eyeballs Demand Your Attention
Well this is one way to kill time this summer. A viral video posted to YouTube shows a guy attaching suction-cup darts to his eyeballs. He then rolls his eyes for ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
2
New York To Reconsider Oral Suction Circumcision Rule To …
New York City has begun to reconsider its ruling on the tradition of oral suction circumcision practiced by some ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities. A father ... «International Business Times, Jun 15»
3
Research and Markets: Global and Chinese Suction Catheter Kits …
Market Research Report on Global and Chinese Suction Catheter Kits Industry, 2010-2020 is a professional and in-depth market survey on Global and Chinese ... «Business Wire, May 15»
4
Guy sneezes out toy wedged in nose for 44 years
(NEWSER) – When Steve Easton was about seven years old, his parents noticed that the suction cup was missing from one of his toy darts, and they were ... «USA TODAY, May 15»
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'Suction cup' fish can grip 150X its weight
It's called the Northern clingfish, and its small, finger-sized body uses suction forces to hold up to 150 times its own body weight. These fish actually hold on ... «Futurity: Research News, May 15»
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Xerium Launches Innovative SMART® Technology for Suction Roll …
“We are extremely excited to release this game-changing new functionality for suction presses,” said Mr. Bill Butterfield, EVP and Chief Technical Officer of ... «Business Wire, Apr 15»
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Robyn Urback: What's more offensive? Stifling religious freedom, or …
The controversial procedure, which dates back to biblical times, sees the person who does the circumcision — the mohel — perform direct oral suction on the ... «National Post, Feb 15»
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UPDATE: Gold Suction Dredge Bill Pulled Back to House Committee
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill aimed at eliminating federal Clean Water Act protections for gold suction dredges and opening designated wild and scenic rivers ... «Twin Falls Times-News, Feb 15»
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What is oral suction circumcision and where does it come from?
In the latest development, the city will stop requiring mohels who use oral suction to have parents sign consent forms, which many hadn't complied with anyway. «Haaretz, Feb 15»
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'Barbaric, Sick' Oral Suction Circumcision Has NYC, Orthodox Jews …
Oral suction circumcision is a practice many non-Jewish readers may be unfamiliar with, but if you're located in New York City, then you've probably heard about ... «The Inquisitr, Feb 15»

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