suction
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.
Other meanings
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.
Related words
- exsuction
- liposuction
- microsuction
- minisuction
- nonsuction
- suctional
- suctionless
- suctiony
- thrombosuction
- suction cup
- suction pad
- suction cleaner
Word history
From Latin "sūctiō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “suction” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.