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▸ noun: (physics) A force holding two objects together because the pressure in the space between the items is lower than the pressure outside that space.
▸ noun: The process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another.
▸ noun: (dentistry) A device for removing saliva from a patient's mouth during dental operations, a saliva ejector.
▸ noun: (informal) influence; "pull".
▸ verb: To create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces.
▸ verb: To draw out the contents of a space.
Similar:
sucking,
subvacuum,
capillary action,
surface tension,
vacuism,
backpressure,
high vacuum,
supercavitation,
venturi effect,
space processing,
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nasogastric,
gastric,
gentle,
continuous,
matric,
intermittent,
low,
constant,
strong,
tracheal,
slight
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