different between suction vs ruction

English

Etymology

From Latin sugere (“to suck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

suction (usually uncountable, plural suctions)

1. (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.
2. (physics) A force holding two objects together because the pressure in the space between the items is lower than the pressure outside that space.
3. The process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another.
4. (dentistry) A device for removing saliva from a patient's mouth during dental operations, a saliva ejector.
5. (informal) influence; "pull".

Translations

Verb

suction (third-person singular simple present suctions, present participle suctioning, simple past and past participle suctioned)

1. To create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces.
2. To draw out the contents of a space.

Antonyms

• unsuction

Translations

See also

• suction cup
• suction pad
• suction stop

Anagrams

• counits, scoutin', unstoic

English

Etymology

1825, of unknown origin, possibly from eruption or insurrection. Possibly related to the Irish insurrection of 1798.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /???k.??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

ruction (plural ructions)

1. A noisy quarrel or fight.
   • 1907, E.M. Forster, The Longest Journey, Part I, XII [Uniform ed., p. 131]:

     “If you do want to go home, here’s your whip. Don’t fall off. Say to her you wanted it, or there might be ructions.”

Synonyms

• (noisy quarrel): brawl, disturbance, fracas, row, uproar

Related terms

• ruckus

Translations

References

• ruction at OneLook Dictionary Search
• ruction in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• courtin', in court