suction in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for suction in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for suction in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

suction in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for suction in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for suction in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

suction Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

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This may consist of a weight or a suction cup both fitted with a handle.
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Whereas in normal filtration gravity provides the force which draws the liquid through the filter paper, in suction filtration a pressure gradient performs this function.
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She stated that there was very little suction as the ship sank.
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Fountain's patent for the direct suction tracheotomy tube answered this issue.
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The suction of one, as it passed, was like a sudden gust of wind.
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The ends of their legs have been modified into suction cups for clutching at females long enough to fertilize them.
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Even more impressively, he invented a suction fan, specifically for this project, which forced out the air so as to keep the structure taut.
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It is carnivorous with a diet consisting mainly of fish, crabs, lobsters and molluscs, which it catches the suction cups on its tentacles.
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The tongue is tipped in a deadly suction pad capable of ensnaring prey that an ordinary reptile would never hope to hold.
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Due to a leak in the fire-room, and a subsequent failure of suction pumps, the boilers became flooded.
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