- remove or draw away by the force of suction; "the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs"
- a force over an area produced by a pressure difference
- sucking: the act of sucking
- 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 a bridge convention used for intervention over an opponent's 1NT opening.
- In 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. Suctioning can prevent pulmonary aspiration, which can lead to lung infections. ...
- The principle of physics by which matter is drawn from one space into another because the pressure inside the second space is lower than the pressure in the first; The principle of physics by which one item is caused to adhere to another because the pressure in the space between the items is ...
- Partial vacuum resulting from wind loads on a building causing a load in the outward direction.
- or vacuum boxes - placed under the end of the wire on a Fourdrinier to draw out the water from the pulp or paper passing over them.
- Mechanical removal of mucous from the nose or throat or endotracheal tube with a plastic tube.
- Term used in this book to describe lower air pressure, which actuates certain pneumatic mechanisms. * Synonym: Partial vacuum. See also Vacuum motor, vacuum level, vacuum pump.
- the process of removing tracheal secretions (mucous) from the tracheostomy tube using a suction catheter attached to a suction machine.
- An automatic, murderous and perpetual movement of Society against each individual.
- The ability of a vacuum cleaner to pick up dirt.
- For external flows, suction is the removal of low-momentum transfer of fluid through a surface and from the boundary layer. ...
- The removal of respiratory secretions or mucous of a child to aid in breathing.
- Pumps without down-hole cylinders rely on suction generated by above-ground cylinders to lift water up the rising main.
- provides suspension by means of negative pressure vacuum in a socket; achieved by forcing air out of the socket through a one-way valve when donning and using the prosthesis.
- a procedure to remove mucus and secretions from the lungs or stomach.
- Relates to the power of the vacuum cleaner's ability to create airflow. When airflow is balanced against the resistance of the filter system, the result is a high-performance vacuum.
- The attraction of the dog to a certain area because of scent, previous marks or geographic topography; enticement to an area.
- A drawing up of a liquid by the production of a partial vacuum in a space connected with the said fluid.
- Capacity of materials to absorb humidity.
- Something in the field that may entice a dog off the straight line to a bird.
- is the amount of moisture the substrata pulls from the plaster; this can be the lath, the air or another layer of plaster.