suction cleaner
1suction cleaner — noun also suction sweeper : vacuum cleaner …
2suction sweeper — noun see suction cleaner …
3Suction — is the flow of a fluid into a partial vacuum, or region of low pressure. The pressure gradient between this region and the ambient pressure will propel matter toward the low pressure area. Suction is popularly thought of as an attractive effect,… …
4suction — suc|tion [ˈsʌkʃən] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: suctio, from Latin sugere to suck ] 1.) the process of removing air or liquid from an enclosed space so that another substance is sucked in, or so that two surfaces stick together ▪ …
5Vacuum cleaner — Cylinder vacuum cleaner for home use. French train vacuum cleaner …
6Central vacuum cleaner — The power unit of a typical central vacuum cleaner for residential use A central vacuum cleaner (also known as built in or ducted) is a type of vacuum cleaner appliance, installed into a building as a semi permanent fixture. Central vacuum… …
7Automated pool cleaner — An automated pool cleaner is a robotic vacuum cleaner intended to collect debris and sediment from swimming pools. Most models use a random motion pattern to ensure that the entire floor surface is eventually covered.HistoryThe first swimming… …
8Manual vacuum cleaner — Manual vacuum cleaners were an effort to use suction to remove dirt from carpets dated to the second half of the 19th century, when patents were granted to inventors in the United States, England, France, and elsewhere. In the United States,… …
9vacuum cleaner — noun an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑vacuum • Derivationally related forms: ↑vacuum (for: ↑vacuum) • Hypernyms: ↑ho …
10Vacuum cleaner — Vac u*um clean er A machine for cleaning carpets, tapestry, upholstered work, etc., by suction; sometimes called a {vacuum}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
