English Dictionary

suction

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsʌkʃən/

名詞

不可算名詞 通常 くだけた表現

(physics) A force which pushes matter from one space into another because the pressure inside the second space is lower than the pressure in the first.

日本語の意味

吸引：低い圧力の空間に向けて、物質を引き込む力や作用。

The suction created by the pump pulled water from the lower chamber into the main tank.

ポンプによって発生した吸引力が、下部の室からメインタンクへ水を引き込んだ。

意味（1）

(physics) A force which pushes matter from one space into another because the pressure inside the second space is lower than the pressure in the first.

意味（2）

(physics) A force holding two objects together because the pressure in the space between the items is lower than the pressure outside that space.

意味（3）

The process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another.

The first-named group — the insects that live by suction — include the scale insects, aphides, and sucking bugs[…]

意味（4）

(dentistry) A device for removing saliva from a patient's mouth during dental operations, a saliva ejector.

意味（5）

(informal) influence; "pull".

He's got some kind of suction with the Mayor's office.

suctions （ plural ）