Definition

1. Noun:
   • Suction pump: A device that creates a partial vacuum to draw liquid or gas into a chamber, typically by the movement of a piston or diaphragm.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Công nhân sử dụng một cái bơm hút lớn để hút nước ra khỏi hầm mỏ. (The workers used a large suction pump to draw water out of the mine shaft.)
  • Trong phòng thí nghiệm, bơm hút chân không là thiết bị thiết yếu. (In the laboratory, a vacuum suction pump is an essential piece of equipment.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily technical and is commonly used in engineering, construction, laboratory, and industrial maintenance contexts to specify the type of pumping action.

Variants and Related Words

• Máy bơm hút (n): A more complete term for "suction pump machine."

  • Cần kiểm tra máy bơm hút trước khi vận hành. (The suction pump machine needs to be checked before operation.)

• Bơm (n): The general term for "pump."

  • Bơm nước (water pump), bơm xăng (fuel pump).

Synonyms

• Suction pump: The direct technical equivalent.
• Aspirating pump: A less common but accurate synonym, especially in formal technical contexts.

Related Technical Terms

• Bơm đẩy (n): Discharge pump or pressure pump (a pump designed primarily to push fluid out).
• Bơm ly tâm (n): Centrifugal pump (a common type of pump that uses rotational energy to move fluid).

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