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suction

UK
/ˈsʌk.ʃən/
US
/ˈsʌk.ʃən/

Translations

suctionnoun
suctions
pl
aspirationSens courant et technique pour le fait d’aspirer un liquide ou de créer un vide partiel.
The dentist used suction to remove excess saliva from the patient's mouth.
Le dentiste a utilisé l’aspiration pour retirer l’excès de salive de la bouche du patient.
Additional translations
ventousePour un dispositif fonctionnant par aspiration, notamment une ventouse.
Synonyms
vacuum
aspiration
pull
draw
suction force
suctionverb
suctioned
Past Simple
suctioned
Past Participle
suctioning
Gerund
UK
/ˈsʌk.ʃən/
US
/ˈsʌk.ʃən/
aspirerTerme courant et technique.
The dentist used a tool to suction saliva from the patient's mouth.
Le dentiste a utilisé un instrument pour aspirer la salive de la bouche du patient.
Synonyms
draw
extract
inhale
siphon
vacuum
suctionadjective
Used attributively before nouns to describe something operating by or involving suction.
d’aspirationEmploi attributif en contexte technique ou médical.
The pump is connected to a suction line.
La pompe est reliée à une ligne d’aspiration.

Definitions

suctionnoun
The process of creating a partial vacuum to move or remove fluid or air.
The dentist used suction to remove excess saliva from the patient's mouth.
The force that causes a fluid or solid to be drawn into a space or container.
The suction from the vacuum cleaner was strong enough to lift the carpet.
A device or mechanism that uses suction to perform a function.
The suction cup held the phone securely to the car's dashboard.
suctionverb
To remove or draw in a substance by creating a partial vacuum.
The dentist used a tool to suction saliva from the patient's mouth.
suctionadjective
Relating to or involving the action or process of sucking or drawing by vacuum.
The pump is connected to a suction line.
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