| 单词 | suction |
| 释义 | suction[ suhk-shuhn ] / ˈsʌk ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR suction ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe act, process, or condition of sucking. the force that, by a pressure differential, attracts a substance or object to the region of lower pressure. the act or process of producing such a force. verb (used with object)to draw out or remove by aspiration. Origin of suction1605–15; <Late Latin sūctiōn- (stem of sūctiō) a sucking, equivalent to Latin sūct(us) (past participle of sūgere to suck) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM suctionsuc·tion·al, adjectivenon·suc·tion, nounWords nearby suctionSucre, sucrose, sucrosemia, sucrose polyester, sucrosuria, suction, suction and curettage, suction cup, suction curettage, suction drainage, suction lipectomy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for suctionBritish Dictionary definitions for suctionsuction / (ˈsʌkʃən) / nounthe act or process of sucking the force or condition produced by a pressure difference, as the force holding a suction cap onto a surface the act or process of producing such a force or condition Derived forms of suctionsuctional, adjectiveWord Origin for suctionC17: from Late Latin suctiō a sucking, from Latin sūgere to suck Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for suctionsuction [ sŭk′shən ] A force acting on a fluid caused by difference in pressure between two regions, tending to make the fluid flow from the region of higher pressure to the region of lower pressure. The act of reducing pressure to create such a force, as by the use of a pump or fan. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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