suction

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• /ˈsʌkʃən/
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From Latin sūctiō, sūctiōnem (whence -ion), attested since Late Latin and derived from sūctus, past participle of sūgō (“to suck”). Attested in English since the early 17th century.

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: всмукване (vsmukvane) — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Bulgarian: засмукване (zasmukvane) — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Catalan: succió — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Czech: sání — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• French: succion — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• German: Saugwirkung — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Greek: αναρρόφηση (anarrófisi) — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Greek: αναρροφητικός (anarrofitikós) — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Icelandic: sog — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Icelandic: loftsog — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Italian: aspirazione — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Norwegian: suging — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Persian: مکش (makeš) — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Portuguese: sucção — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Russian: вса́сывание (vsásyvanije) — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Russian: соса́ние (sosánije) — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Scottish Gaelic: deoghal — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Spanish: succión — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Swedish: sugning — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Welsh: sugn — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Zulu: umunca — the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another
• Bulgarian: засмуквам (zasmukvam) — process
• French: sucer — process
• German: lutschen — process
• Italian: succhiare — process
• Persian: مکیدن (makidan) — process
• Portuguese: sugar — process
• Spanish: succionar — process
• Spanish: chupar — process