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Suction vs Inhale - What's the difference?

suction | inhale |

As verbs the difference between suction and inhale

is that suction is to create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces while inhale is .

As a noun 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.

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

    inhale

    English

    Verb

    (inhal)
  • To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
  • To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in form of aerosols/smoke -sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
  • (figuratively) To eat very quickly.
  • The hungry child inhaled her meal.

    Synonyms

    * (draw air into the lungs) inbreathe, breathe in, inspire * inbreathe, breathe in, inspire

    Antonyms

    * (draw air into the lungs) outbreathe, breathe out, exhale, expire (archaic) * outbreathe, breathe out, exhale

    Derived terms

    * inhalation * French inhale

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