What is suction?

  • (noun): A force over an area produced by a pressure difference.
    See also — Additional definitions below

Suction

Suction is the flow of a fluid into a partial vacuum, or region of low pressure. The pressure gradient between this region and the ambient pressure will propel matter toward the low pressure area. Suction is popularly thought of as an attractive effect, which is incorrect since vacuums do not innately attract matter. Dust being "sucked" into a vacuum cleaner is actually being pushed in by the higher pressure air on the outside of the cleaner.

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Some articles on suction:

Suction (medicine)
... devices are sometimes necessary to create suction ... Suction may be used to clear the airway of blood, saliva, vomit, or other secretions so that a patient may breathe ... In pulmonary toilet, suction is used to remove fluids from the airways, to facilitate breathing and prevent growth of microorganisms ...
Suction - Pumps
... Main article Pump See also Suction pump Pumps typically have an inlet where the fluid enters the pump and an outlet where the fluid comes out ... The inlet location is said to be at the suction side of the pump ... Operation of the pump creates suction (a lower pressure) at the suction side so that fluid can enter the pump through the inlet ...
Techniques - Mechanism of Liposuction - Suction-assisted Liposuction (SAL)
... Suction-assisted liposuction is the standard method of liposuction ... breaking up the fat cells and drawing them out of the body by suction ...
Suction Cup - Uses
... Suction cups have a number of commercial and industrial applications ... Large suction cups are used to temporarily hold and move large panes of glass and are often utilized when fitting automobile windscreens, raised floor tiles, etc ... Suction cups are also found on Nerf darts and toilet plungers ...
Suction Cups - Uses
... Suction cups have a number of commercial and industrial applications ... Large suction cups are used to temporarily hold and move large panes of glass and are often utilized when fitting automobile windscreens, raised floor tiles, etc ... Suction cups are also found on Nerf darts and toilet plungers ...

More definitions of "suction":

  • (verb): Remove or draw away by the force of suction.
    Example: "The doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs"
  • (verb): Empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction.
    Example: "Suction the uterus in an abortion"

Famous quotes containing the word suction:

    It is the place where all the aspirations of the Western World meet to form one vast master aspiration, as powerful as the suction of a steam dredge. It is the icing on the pie called Christian civilization.
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)