Suction

Definition of Suction

Suc´tion

n.

1.

The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids, by exhausting the air.

Suction chamber
the chamber of a pump into which the suction pipe delivers.

Suction pipe
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.

Related Words

aspiration, bleeding, bloodletting, broaching, cupping, drafting, drag, drainage, draining, drawing, emptying, favor, inhalation, inhalement, inside track, inspiration, interest, milking, phlebotomy, pipetting, pull, pumping, siphoning, sniff, sniffle, snuff, snuffle, special favor, suck, sucking, tapping, venesection

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