suction
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
suction/ˈsʌkʃn/
▶noun the production of a partial vacuum by the removal of air in order to force fluid into a vacant space or procure adhesion. ▶verb remove using suction.
– origin C17: from late L. suctio(n-). from L. sugere ‘suck’.
'suction' also found in these Oxford entries:
aspirate
- breast pump
- foot valve
- lipectomy
- liposuction
- plunger
- pump
- siphon
- sucker
- suction pump
- vacuum cleaner
- ventouse
- venturi
