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Duction vs Suction - What's the difference?

duction | suction |

As nouns the difference between duction and suction

is that duction is (obsolete) guidance 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.

duction

English

(wikipedia duction)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) guidance
  • An eye movement involving only one eye.

    • Derived terms

    * abduction * adduction * deorsumduction * excycloduction * incycloduction * infraduction * supraduction * sursumduction

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    suction

    English

    (wikipedia suction)

    Noun

    (-)
  • 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.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • 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.

    • See also

    * suction cup * suction pad * suction stop