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Air pressure differential between two areas
Suction is the day-to-day term for the movement of gases or liquids along a pressure gradient with the implication that the movement occurs because the
Suction
Excavation of sediment, usually under water
plain suction dredger has no tool at the end of the suction pipe to disturb the material. A trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) trails its suction pipe
Dredging
Device used to adhere to nonporous surfaces
A suction cup, also known as a sucker, is a device or object that uses the negative fluid pressure of air or water to adhere to nonporous surfaces, creating
Suction_cup
Injury due to suction entrapment
Pool suction-drain injury, also known as suction entrapment, occurs when the drain of a wading pool, swimming pool, hot tub, or fountain sucks in a swimmer's
Pool_suction-drain_injury
Medical instrument
The Yankauer suction tip (/jæŋˈkaʊər/) is a suctioning tool used in medical procedures. It is typically a firm plastic suction tip with a large opening
Yankauer_suction_tip
A Wangensteen suction apparatus is a modified siphon that maintains constant negative pressure. Used on a duodenal tube, it relieves gastric and intestinal
Wangensteen_suction
Soft excavation technique applied in loosen soils and uncompacted sediments
land using vacuuming. Suction excavators are meant to be less destructive than regular excavators. The suction excavator uses suction fans for the airflow
Suction_excavator
Device that sucks up dirt from a surface
known simply as a vacuum (or a hoover in the UK), is a device that uses suction, and often agitation, in order to remove dirt and other debris from carpets
Vacuum_cleaner
Method for the removal of fluids
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
Suction_(medicine)
Vacuum based Weight Lifting Technology
Nano-suction is a technology that uses vacuum, negative fluid pressure and millions of nano-sized suction cups to securely adhere any object to a flat
Nano-suction_technology
Suction pressure is also called Diffusion Pressure Deficit. If some solute is dissolved in solvent, its diffusion pressure decreases. The difference between
Suction_pressure
Force in plate tectonics
Slab suction is one of the four main forces that drive plate tectonics. It creates a force that pulls down plates as they are subducting and speeds up
Slab_suction
A dental suction, also known as a dental evacuation system or dental vacuum, is a suction device used during dental treatment to remove saliva, blood,
Dental_suction
Drafting fire hose made to withstand vacuum
suction hose ("flex suction") is meant to be used only for suction. Hard suction hose is capable of withstanding pressure as well as vacuum. Suction hose
Suction_hose
Autonomous feeding of animals
generalized predator, such as the cod, combines suction with some amount of protrusion and pivot feeding. Suction feeding is a method of ingesting a prey item
Aquatic_feeding_mechanisms
Gynaecological procedure
Vacuum or suction aspiration is a procedure that uses a vacuum source to remove an embryo or fetus through the cervix. The procedure is performed to induce
Vacuum_aspiration
Machine that uses air to gather e.g. liquid or mucus
A suction trap in medicine is a machine that uses air to suck liquid or mucus. It is widely used to extract mucus from recently born babies that are unable
Suction_trap
Pseudoscience whereby suction is applied to the skin
(or cup massage) is a pseudoscientific treatment method in which a local suction is created on the skin by using heated cups. As an alternative medicine
Cupping_therapy
Open bottomed tube anchor embedded and released by pressure differential
Suction caissons (also referred to as suction anchors, suction piles or suction buckets) are a form of fixed platform anchor in the form of an open bottomed
Suction_caisson
Tactic used in Bridge
Suction is a contract bridge bidding convention used to intervene over an opponent's 1NT opening. Using the suction convention, a suit overcall of a 1NT
Suction_convention
Surgery to remove unwanted fat
best on people with a normal weight and good skin elasticity. While the suctioned fat cells are permanently gone, after a few months overall body fat generally
Liposuction
Term used in fluid dynamics
in elevation between the suction point and the discharge point. Pressure head is the difference in pressure between the suction point and the discharge
Total_dynamic_head
self-sealing suction cup is a suction cup that exerts a suction force only when it is in physical contact with an object. Unlike most other suction cups, it
Self-sealing_suction_cup
Penetrative sexual activity for reproduction or sexual pleasure
15 (left) shows the adaptation of the glans penis and vagina during intercourse; Plate 16 (right) illustrates the suction and collapse of the vagina.
Sexual_intercourse
Boundary layer suction is a boundary layer control technique in which an air pump is used to extract the boundary layer at the wing or the inlet of an
Boundary_layer_suction
Measurement unit of true suction power, specific for vacuum cleaners
represents the true suction power of vacuum cleaners. It is calculated by multiplying the airflow (in cubic metres per second) by the suction pressure (in pascals)
Airwatt
Tendency of the stern of a ship making way to swing toward the near bank
The bank effect (channel effect, bank suction, bank cushion, stern suction, ship-bank interaction) is the tendency of the stern of a ship to swing toward
Bank_effect
Psychotherapy term
Role suction is a term introduced in the United States by Fritz Redl in the mid-20th century to describe the power of a social group to allocate roles
Role_suction
Ship type
A trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) is a type of ship capable of maintaining navigable waterways, deepening the maritime canals that are threatened
Trailing suction hopper dredger
Trailing_suction_hopper_dredger
Tornado comprising multiple vortices
tornado) is a tornado that contains several vortices (called subvortices or suction vortices) revolving around, inside of, and as part of the main vortex.
Multiple-vortex_tornado
Dredging factory in Kherson, Ukraine
a suction dredger factory founded in 2006 in Kherson in southern Ukraine. The factory specializes in making and repairing dredgers. It makes suction dredgers
VVV-Spetstekhnika
Medical technique
Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy Airway Decontamination (SALAD) is incremental step-wise approach to the management of a massively contaminated airway. Emergency
Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy Airway Decontamination
Suction_Assisted_Laryngoscopy_Airway_Decontamination
Net transport of surface water perpendicular to wind direction
by either Ekman suction or Ekman pumping depending on wind patterns. There are three major wind patterns that lead to Ekman suction or pumping. The first
Ekman_transport
An air suction valve (SAV) is a subsystem used to reduce emissions in the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines. When an engine exhaust valve is
Air_suction_valve
Two-dimensional laminar boundary layer that forms on a semi-infinite plate
undetermined constant. Suction is one of the common methods to postpone the boundary layer separation. Consider a uniform suction velocity at the wall v
Blasius_boundary_layer
Equipment generating a relative vacuum
preceded by the suction pump, which dates to antiquity. The predecessor to the vacuum pump was the suction pump. Dual-action suction pumps were found
Vacuum_pump
Gynecological procedure
dilation and removal of uterine contents which includes the more common suction curettage procedures of manual and electric vacuum aspiration. D&Cs may
Dilation_and_curettage
Jewish religious male circumcision ceremony
(Mishnah Shabbat 19:2) mentions a third step, metzitzah, translated as suction, as one of the steps involved in the circumcision rite. The Talmud writes
Brit_milah
Quantity in a hydraulic circuit
In a hydraulic circuit, net positive suction head (NPSH) may refer to one of two quantities in the analysis of cavitation: The Available NPSH (NPSHA):
Net_positive_suction_head
Species of anglerfish
to lure prey near them.[unreliable source?] The red-lipped batfish uses suction feeding. By expanding its buccal cavity, the fish generates a rapid influx
Red-lipped_batfish
2007 United States law
Virginia Graeme Baker, who died after sustaining a pool suction-drain injury in June 2002, when the suction from a spa drain entrapped her under the water. It
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act
Virginia_Graeme_Baker_Pool_and_Spa_Safety_Act
American climber (born 1955)
world. On Memorial Day, May 25, 1981, wearing a Spider-Man suit and using suction cups, camming devices, and sky hooks, Goodwin scaled the then-tallest building
Dan_Goodwin
BDSM sexual activity
breast. Suction is sometimes applied to the breasts via erotic cupping, a technique in which cups, bowls or bells are used to create suction on the skin
Breast_torture
1989 studio album by feedtime
Suction is the fourth studio album by noise rock band Feedtime, released in 1989 by Rough Trade Records. All tracks are written by feedtime. Adapted from
Suction_(album)
Dermatologic procedure for chronic wounds
Suction blistering is a technique used in dermatology to treat chronic wounds, such as non-healing leg ulcers. When a wound is not healing properly, an
Suction_blister
Type of diesel engine
Industrial Motor applications. The SDI brand name (derived from "Suction Diesel Injection" or "Suction Diesel Direct Injection", the latter a literal translation
SDI_(engine)
Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
YouTube video) climbed from the 5th to the 21st floors using industrial suction cups for aid climbing, though he was arrested after nearly three hours
Trump_Tower
Flexible tube used for delivering water or foam at high pressure, to fight fires
water supply. Hoses are divided into two categories, based on their use: suction hose, and delivery hose. After use, a fire hose is usually hung to dry
Fire_hose
Type of marine mooring component
essentially normal to the fluke of the VLA. Suction caissons (also known as suction buckets, suction piles, or suction anchors) are a new class of embedded anchors
Offshore_embedded_anchors
Ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces
Capillary action (sometimes called capillarity, capillary motion, capillary rise, capillary effect, or wicking) is the process of a liquid flowing in a
Capillary_action
Limbs of cephalopod molluscs
All cephalopods possess flexible limbs extending from their heads and surrounding their beaks. These appendages, which function as muscular hydrostats
Cephalopod_limb
Device that imparts energy to the fluids by mechanical action
expanding cavity on the suction side and a decreasing cavity on the discharge side. Liquid flows into the pump as the cavity on the suction side expands and
Pump
American home appliance company
patenting numerous further Suction Sweeper designs until his death in 1915, when the company name was changed to the Hoover Suction Sweeper Company, with Spangler's
The_Hoover_Company
(colloquially: "gully sucker") is a type of specialized tank truck with suction gear which can suck wastewater and mud and sludge out of hollows such as
Gully_emptier
Surgical drain device
A Jackson-Pratt drain (also called a JP drain) is a closed-suction medical device that is commonly used as a post-operative drain for collecting bodily
Jackson-Pratt_drain
Family (Echeneidae) of ray-finned fish
that can be raised and lowered to generate suction. By sliding backward, the remora can increase the suction, or it can release itself by swimming forward
Remora
American media franchise
"evil spy with the pop-out eyes", the "evil master of power suction" Leech, with suction-cup hands and mouth, and Grizzlor, the "hairy henchman of the
Masters_of_the_Universe
Shelled gastropod
combination with the mucus layer it secretes, is critical to its use of sliding suction to attach to and move across various substrates at any angle. Snails use
Snail
Type of home appliance that clears smoke from a stove
A kitchen hood, exhaust hood, hood fan, extractor hood, or range hood is a device containing a mechanical fan that hangs above the stove or cooktop in
Kitchen_hood
Species of frog
inevitably wander too close, swiftly inhaling the unsuspecting creature using suction feeding. Additionally, the Surinam toad's rather flat body shape, combined
Common_Surinam_toad
Measure of turbomachinery speed
Specific speed is most commonly used in pump applications to define the suction specific speed [1]—a quasi non-dimensional number that categorizes pump
Specific_speed
for inventing the direct suction tracheotomy tube and holding its patent (no. 3039469). The significance of the direct suction tracheotomy tube is found
Josephine_G._Fountain
Type of manually operated pump
diminished their utility for these areas. Suction and lift are important considerations when pumping fluids. Suction is the vertical distance between the fluid
Hand_pump
Italian physicist and mathematician (1608–1647)
suction pumps were able to draw water from a well because of the "force of vacuum." This argument, however, failed to explain the fact that suction pumps
Evangelista_Torricelli
Tank truck with a pump designed to load material through suction lines
pressure suction side of the pump as well as the positive pressure side to pump sludge over longer distances or lift it higher into the tank. The suction hoses
Vacuum_truck
Suction device removing bodily fluids
A medical aspirator is a suction machine used to remove mucus, blood, and other bodily fluids from a patient. They can be used during surgical procedures
Aspirator_(medicine)
Medical intervention
valves employ a water trap seal design, often aided by continuous suction from a wall suction or a portable vacuum pump. The active maintenance of an intrapleural
Chest_drainage
Mark on the skin made by sucking or biting
mark, love bite, bug bite, love mark Hickeys on the neck Pronunciation /ˈhɪki/ HIK-ee Specialty Dermatology Duration 3–14 days Causes Suction on skin
Hickey
Feeding tube going into the stomach through the nose and throat
intermittent suction is often applied giving the benefits of suction without the untoward effects of damage to the stomach lining. Suction drainage is
Gastric_intubation
Low-pressure voids formed in liquids
damage machinery. As a concrete propeller example: The pressure on the suction side of the propeller blades can be very low and when the pressure falls
Cavitation
Process of removing water from a boat
Bailing is the process of removing water from a vessel. A hand bailer is a device used for manually removing water which has entered a vessel. In the simplest
Bailing_(boats)
Muslim engineer and artist (1136–1206)
crank-driven saqiya chain pump and the double-action reciprocating piston suction pump. His water pump also employed the first known crank-slider mechanism
Ismail_al-Jazari
Obsolete form of gas fuel
production, such as wood gas. Producer gas may also be referred to as suction gas, referring to the way the air was drawn into the gas generator by an
Producer_gas
Small domesticated carnivorous mammal
of cats' cheeks is insufficient to allow them to take in liquids using suction. Lapping at a rate of four times a second, the cat touches the smooth tip
Cat
Device for separating a liquid-vapor mixture into its component phases
flash drum, breakpot, knock-out drum or knock-out pot, compressor suction drum, suction scrubber or compressor inlet drum, or vent scrubber. When used to
Vapor–liquid_separator
Free-reed organ musical instrument
strips mounted in a frame. Types include the pressure-based harmonium, the suction reed organ (which employs a vacuum system), and the Indian harmonium. Historical
Pump_organ
Genus of extinct fishes
Dunkleosteus could quickly open and close its jaw, possibly creating suction like modern-day suction feeders, and had an extremely high bite force, but both claims
Dunkleosteus
American manufacturing company
(1921-1922); suction carb, overhead valve FB "Full Power" (1922-1925); suction carb, overhead valve FC "Full Power" (1924-1925); suction carb, overhead
Briggs_&_Stratton
Moving water by vacuum
A draft is the use of suction to move a liquid such as water from a vessel or body of water below the intake of a suction pump. A rural fire department
Draft_(water)
Pump used to transport fluids by conversion of rotational kinetic energy
its suction. The same effect can be gained by supplying liquid to the pump suction under pressure supplied by another pump placed in the suction line
Centrifugal_pump
Type of sex toy
designed for sexual pleasure that is applied to the clitoris to create suction and increase blood flow and sensitivity. A clitoral pump is designed to
Clitoral_pump
Steel structure connected to a dredger by a suction pipe
trailing suction hopper dredger to collect sand from the sea floor. The dredge drag head is a steel structure that is connected to the dredger by a suction pipe
Dredge_drag_head
Fast filtration technique
Vacuum filtration is a fast filtration technique used to separate solids from liquids. By flowing through the aspirator, water will suck out the air contained
Suction_filtration
The piping linking the mud tanks/pits with the mud pumps is called the suction line. This may be gravity fed or charged by centrifugal pumps to provide
Mud_tank
Topics referred to by the same term
free dictionary. Aspirator may refer to: Aspirator (medical device), a suction device used to remove bodily fluids from a patient Aspirator (pump), a
Aspirator
Trailing suction hopper dredger
The Shoalway is a trailing suction hopper dredger, owned and operated by Royal Boskalis, originally intended for the British market and built in 2010
Shoalway
Process of clearing the stomach contents
lavage, also commonly called stomach pumping or gastric washing or gastric suction, is the process of cleaning out the contents of the stomach using a tube
Gastric_lavage
Space that is empty of matter
and material obstructing the flow of air into a vacuum is referred to as suction. The quality of a partial vacuum refers to how closely it approaches a
Vacuum
British passenger liner that sank in 1912
76. Brewster & Coulter 1998, p. 22. "Titanic in Peril on Leaving Port; Suction of Giant Liner Breaks Hawsers of the New York, Which Floats Helpless".
Titanic
Material with adhesive properties that does not use an adhesive
from being removed from the surface, a mechanism similar to that of a suction cup. When a large enough surface area of the object is pressed onto the
Microsuction_tape
American inventor (1848–1915)
basic model and received a patent for it in 1908. He formed the Electric Suction Sweeper Company to manufacture his device. William H. Hoover was so impressed
James_M._Spangler
Mechanical device used to extract milk from human breasts
lactation challenges. Many modern breast pumps incorporate adjustable suction levels and cycling speeds to mimic a baby's natural feeding patterns, aiming
Breast_pump
Eating members of one's own species
Pursuit predator Aquatic predation Lunge feeder Pivot feeder Ram feeder Suction feeder Bait balls Bottom feeder Feeding frenzy Filter feeder Browsing Cattle
Cannibalism
Species of fish
Gobiesocidae family, a group of ray-finned fishes known for their specialized suction discs, which allow them to cling to rocks and other substrates in dynamic
Northern_clingfish
US fighter prototype and research plane (1982–2009)
test active suction systems. These tests involved the installation of either passive or active suction aerodynamic gloves. The active suction glove was
General_Dynamics_F-16XL
used in other applications which require high suction performance. Inducers are meant to increase the suction performance of a pump to the point that little
Inducer_(pump_component)
Non-electric vacuum cleaner
manual vacuum cleaner was a type of non-electric vacuum cleaner, using suction to remove dirt from carpets, being powered by human muscle, similar in
Manual_vacuum_cleaner
Elasmobranch fish in the family Ginglymostomatidae
forming large sedentary groups. Nurse sharks are obligate suction feeders capable of generating suction forces that are among the highest recorded for any aquatic
Nurse_shark
Highest cliff of a glacial cirque
equipment such as regulators for supplemental oxygen, regulators for suction, suction canisters, connections for the call bell system, lighting, electrical
Headwall
Belgian marine construction company
company entered into the dredging business by acquiring its first cutter suction dredger 'Jan Pieter I'. In the 1990s, it entered the offshore energy market
Jan_De_Nul
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