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Extraction vs Suction - What's the difference?

extraction | suction |

As nouns the difference between extraction and suction

is that extraction is an act of extracting or the condition of being extracted 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.

extraction

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
  • A person's origin or ancestry.
  • Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
  • * Milton
  • They [books] do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.
  • (military) An act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
  • (dentistry) A removal of a tooth from its socket.
  • Synonyms

    * descent, lineage

    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