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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Suction \Suc"tion\, n. [L. sugere, suctum, to suck; cf. OF.
suction. See Suck, v. t.]
The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids,
by exhausting the air.
[1913 Webster]
Suction chamber, the chamber of a pump into which the
suction pipe delivers.
Suction pipe, Suction valve, the induction pipe, and
induction valve, of a pump, respectively.
Suction pump, the common pump, in which the water is raised
into the barrel by atmospheric pressure. See Illust. of
Pump.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Suction \Suc"tion\, n. [L. sugere, suctum, to suck; cf. OF.
suction. See Suck, v. t.]
The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids,
by exhausting the air.
Suction chamber, the chamber of a pump into which the
suction pipe delivers.
Suction pipe, Suction valve, the induction pipe, and
induction valve, of a pump, respectively.
Suction pump, the common pump, in which the water is raised
into the barrel by atmospheric pressure. See Illust. of
Pump.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
suction valve
n.
An automatic non-return valve that opens when the boiler is at less
than atmospheric pressure so as to avoid any risk of vacuum collapse
when a hot boiler is allowed to cool down out of service.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
suction valve
n.
An automatic non-return valve that opens when the boiler is at less
than atmospheric pressure so as to avoid any risk of vacuum collapse
when a hot boiler is allowed to cool down out of service.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
suction valve
n.
An automatic non-return valve that opens when the boiler is at less
than atmospheric pressure so as to avoid any risk of vacuum collapse
when a hot boiler is allowed to cool down out of service.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
suction valve
n.
An automatic non-return valve that opens when the boiler is at less
than atmospheric pressure so as to avoid any risk of vacuum collapse
when a hot boiler is allowed to cool down out of service.
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