Definition of Suction stop

1. Noun. A stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu).

Exact synonyms: Click
Generic synonyms: Occlusive, Plosive, Plosive Consonant, Plosive Speech Sound, Stop, Stop Consonant
Derivative terms: Click

Definition of Suction stop

1. Noun. (linguistics) A voice stop in the formation of which air behind the articulation is rarefied with consequent inrush of air when articulation is broken. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Suction Stop

sucres
sucrier
sucriers
sucroglyceride
sucroglycerides
sucrol
sucrose
sucroselike
sucroses
suction
suction cup
suction cups
suction curettage
suction curettages
suction pump
suction stop (current term)
suction stops
suctional
suctioned
suctioning
suctions
suctorial
suctorian
suctorians
suctorious
sucuruju
sucurujus
sud
sudamen
sudamina

Literary usage of Suction stop

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Audels Engineers and Mechanics Guide by Frank Duncan Graham (1921)
"Make sure that the main, discharge stop valve Q.over the compressor is open, and the suction stop valve PF closed. To start, turn on a little steam, ..."

2. Audels Engineers and Mechanics Guide by Frank Duncan Graham (1921)
"Make sure that the main discharge stop valve Q, over the compressors open, and the suction stop valve P, closed. To start, turn on a little steam, ..."

3. Audels Answers on Refrigeration and Ice Making: A Practical Treatise with by Charles Edwin Booth (1914)
"(i) By closing the suction stop valve, turning the machine over by hand, and noticing how much force ... (2) Now, open the suction stop valve and repeat the ..."

4. Shipbuilding Cyclopedia: A Reference Book Covering Definitions of by Bibber Webster, J. L. Bates, Stephen McKay Phillips, Alfred Henry Haag (1920)
"50 Sea suction to pumps- 50 suction stop to ni-ini^s. 250 Blow-off port boiler, star. side. 250 Blow-off port boiler, p.jrt >Me. 250 Blow-off port boiler, ..."

5. Power's Practical Refrigeration (1921)
"... shut the valve in the discharge line at the condenser, open the discharge check.valve bypass, close the suction stop valve and open the bypass or ..."

6. Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry: A Course of Laboratory and Classroom Study by Arthur Alphonzo Blanchard, Joseph Warren Phelan (1922)
"... and 4, b), drain it thoroughly with suction, stop the suction, pour over the surface of the product 15 cc. of cold water, and after this has soaked in ..."

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