suction cup

suction cup
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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  • suction cup — n a cup of glass or of a flexible material (as rubber) in which a partial vacuum is produced when applied to a surface and which is used variously (as to bring blood to the surface of the skin) …   Medical dictionary

  • suction cup — n. a rubber cup that will stick to a surface by creating a vacuum in the area it covers …   English World dictionary

  • Suction cup — A suction cup is a device, usually made of rubber or plastic, that sticks to smooth, nonporous surfaces. They are usually used to attach objects together with the use of suction.Upon pressing the suction cup to a surface, the air pressure inside… …   Wikipedia

  • suction cup — noun a cup shaped device (made of rubber, glass, or plastic) that produces a partial vacuum; used to adhere or draw something to a surface • Hypernyms: ↑device * * * noun : a cup of glass or of a flexible material (as rubber) in which a partial… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • suction cup dent puller — See vacuum suction cup …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • suction cup — suc′tion cup n. cvb a cup shaped object of rubber, glass, plastic, etc., which, by producing a partial vacuum, can be made to adhere to or draw something to a surface • Etymology: 1940–45 …   From formal English to slang

  • suction cup — noun Date: 1942 a cup shaped device in which a partial vacuum can be produced when applied to a surface …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • suction cup — a cup shaped object of rubber, glass, plastic, etc., which, by producing a partial vacuum, can be made to adhere to or draw something to a surface. * * * …   Universalium

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