suction

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An object that creates a force pulling air towards it is called suction.

When we talk about suction, we usually think about things like vacuum cleaners or water pumps. These devices use suction to pick up dirt and dust from floors or suck water out of a pool. You might also hear about the suction on a plane's wheels when they land – it helps them grip the ground so the plane doesn't slide around. But suction is not just limited to machines; even the ocean has suction, where strong winds create underwater currents that can pull in objects like ships or buildings.

How common is "suction"?

Word suction is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.
Definitions

noun

  • (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.

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