noun / verb
suction
SUK-shun/sˈʌkʃʌn/
A pulling force created by reduced pressure, or the use of this force.
Suction holds the rubber cup against the glass.
Etymology
The pieces name the act or process of sucking. That meaning extended to the drawing-in action produced by a vacuum, connecting ordinary sucking with the physical effect of reduced pressure.
In context
they stretch their limbs against the comb they expand the inner Nest area lowering the internal pressure they create like a vacuum like a suction
More examples
- The device suctioned liquid from the container.
- She released the suction by lifting one edge.
- A loss of suction weakened the cleaner.
Forms
suction · suctions · suctioned · suctioning
Similar words
- vacuum pull
- A plain description of the effect.