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Definition of: suction
(suk′shən) noun
1. The act or process of sucking.
2. The production of a partial vacuum in a space connected with a fluid or gas under pressure.
3. The tendency of a fluid to fill a vacuum contiguous with it. [OF <L suctio, -onis <sugere suck]
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