Found 2 items, similar to SUCTION.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: suction suction n 1: a force over an area produced by a pressure difference 2: the act of sucking [syn: sucking, suck] suction v 1: remove or draw away by the force of suction; “the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs” 2: empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction; “suction the uterus in an abortion”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Suction 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 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. [1913 Webster]