Definitions for suction cup
suc·tion cup

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1. suction cupnoun

   a cup-shaped device (made of rubber, glass, or plastic) that produces a partial vacuum; used to adhere or draw something to a surface

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1. suction cupnoun

   A device comprised of a flexible material formed into a three-dimensional shape with one flat open face which, when pressed against a flat surface will adhere to that surface due to the lower pressure in between the flexible material and the flat surface as compared to the pressure outside the flexible material.

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1. Suction cup

   A suction cup, also known as a sucker, is a device or object that uses the negative fluid pressure of air or water to adhere to nonporous surfaces, creating a partial vacuum.Suction cups are peripheral traits of some animals such as octopuses and squids, and have been reproduced artificially for numerous purposes.

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1. suction cup

   A suction cup is a round, flexible device usually made of rubber or plastic that operates based on negative fluid pressure of air or water. When pressed against a smooth, non-porous surface, it creates a vacuum, causing it to stick or attach firmly to the surface. It is commonly used as a tool for handling and holding, or as a fastener in various objects and equipment.

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1. Suction cup

   A suction cup, also sometimes known as a sucker, is an object that uses negative fluid pressure of air or water to adhere to nonporous surfaces and in the process creates a partial vacuum. They exist both as artificially created devices, and as anatomical traits of some animals such as octopi and squid. The working face of the suction cup has a curved surface. When the center of the suction cup is pressed against a flat, non-porous surface, the volume of the space between the suction cup and the flat surface is reduced, which causes the fluid between the cup and the surface to be expelled past the rim of the circular cup. When the user ceases to apply physical pressure to the centre of the outside of the cup, the elastic substance of which the cup is made tends to resume its original, curved shape. Because most of the fluid has already been forced out of the inside of the cup, the cavity which tends to develop between the cup and the flat surface has little to no air or water in it, and therefore lacks pressure. The pressure difference between the atmosphere on the outside of the cup, and the low-pressure cavity on the inside of the cup, is what keeps the cup adhered to the surface.²²

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of suction cup in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of suction cup in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=suction cup
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Suction_Cup
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suction_Cup
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=suction cup