suction
/ˈsʌkʃən/
suction noun: a force which pushes matter from one space into another because the pressure inside the second space is lower than the pressure in the first.
Noun
suction (usually uncountable, plural suctions)
- A force which pushes matter from one space into another because the pressure inside the second space is lower than the pressure in the first.
- Synonyms:
- aspiration
- A force holding two objects together because the pressure in the space between the items is lower than the pressure outside that space.
- The process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another.
- The first-named group — the insects that live by suction — include the scale insects, aphides, and sucking bugs[…]1901, “Progress in the Fruit Industry of Queensland”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, page 16
- A device for removing saliva from a patient's mouth during dental operations, a saliva ejector.
- influence; "pull".
- He's got some kind of suction with the Mayor's office.2002 June 9, David Simon, “The Detail” (10:26 from the start), in The Wire, season 1, episode 2 (television production), spoken by Rhonda Pearlman (Deirdre Lovejoy), via HBO
Verb
suction (third-person singular simple present suctions, present participle suctioning, simple past and past participle suctioned)
- To create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces.
- To draw out the contents of a space.
suction meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
suction in Hindi
- चूषण, सक्शन
suction in Tamil
- உறிஞ்சுதல்
suction in Marathi
- चूषण, सक्शन
suction in Urdu
- سکشن
More languagesFewer languages
- suction in Telugu
- చూషణ
- suction in Malayalam
- ചൂഷണം, ഈമ്പൽ, ഉറുഞ്ചൽ
- suction in Kannada
- ಹೀರಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು, ಎಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು, ಹೀರಿಕೆ, ವಾಯುರಹಿತ ಶೂನ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕಲ್ಪಿಸುವುದು
- suction in Gujarati
- સક્શન, સક્શન કરવા માટે
- suction in Odia
- ସକ୍ସନ
- suction in Nepali
- सक्सन, चूषण
- suction in Persian
- مکش makeš, مکیدن makidan
Examples of suction in a sentence
- This field may take the form of fair movement (vacuum suction) , magnetism or electrostatic charge displacement.
- The third mode of operation used the magnetic and suction trimounts included in the case.
- The microdermabrasion is performed with a suction tube like dentists use to desalivate your mouth.
Synonyms of suction
Antonyms
Forms of suction
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | suctions |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | suctions |
| present participle | suctioning |
| past participle | suctioned |
| past | suctioned |
Origin of suction
From Latin sūctiō, sūctiōnem (whence -ion), attested since Late Latin and derived from sūctus, past participle of sūgō (“to suck”). Attested in English since the early 17th century.
Words formed from suction
Phrases with suction
Words that rhyme with suction
- induction
- reduction
- construction
- instruction
- deduction
- transduction
- introduction
- traduction
- conduction
- destruction
- eduction
- fluxion
5 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about suction
- What does suction mean?
- Suction means a force which pushes matter from one space into another because the pressure inside the second space is lower than the pressure in the first.
- What is suction in Hindi?
- Suction in Hindi is चूषण, सक्शन. See Suction meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is suction?
- Suction can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce suction?
- Suction is pronounced /ˈsʌkʃən/.
- What is the plural of suction?
- The plural of suction is suctions.
Words near suction in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: suction (page history and authors); suction (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); suction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); suction (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); suction (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); suction (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); suction (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); suction (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); suction (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); suction (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); suction (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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