Sinkhole vs Suction - What's the difference?
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(geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage
A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.
(pinball) A hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it.
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(internet) A DNS server that has been configured to hand out non-routeable addresses for all domains, so that every computer that uses it will fail to get access to the real website.
The principle of physics by which matter is drawn from one space into another because the pressure inside the second space is lower than the pressure in the first.
The principle of physics by which one item is caused to adhere to another because the pressure in the space between the items is lower than the pressure outside that space.
The process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another.
A device for removing patients saliva during dental operations, saliva ejector.
To create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces.
To draw out the contents of a space.
As nouns the difference between sinkhole and suction
is that sinkhole is (geology) a hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage while suction is the principle of physics by which matter is drawn from one space into another because the pressure inside the second space is lower than the pressure in the first.As a verb suction is
to create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces.sinkhole
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(wikipedia sinkhole)Alternative forms
* sink holeNoun
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