exsuction

/ɪkˈsʌkʃən/

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Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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Archaic

"VVe thought it not amiſs to try if a Pendulum vvould ſvving faſter, or continue ſvvinging longer in our Receiver, in caſe of the exſuction of the Air, then othervviſe."

From Latin ex(s)ugō, ex(s)uctum (“to suck out”), from ex (“out”) + sugō (“to suck”). Equivalent to ex- + suction.

exsuctions (plural)

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How do you pronounce exsuction?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈsʌkʃən/.

What does exsuction mean?

The act of sucking out.

Where does exsuction come from?

It is traced to Latin.

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