suction cup

Definition of suction cup

: a cup-shaped device in which a partial vacuum can be produced when applied to a surface

Examples of suction cup in a Sentence

The device is held to the wall with two suction cups.

Recent Examples on the Web As a vehicle crawls past it on a conveyor belt, the arm gently nestles the windscreen into its housing, then swivels back to get its greedy suction cups on the next one. — The Economist, "China has never mastered internal-combustion engines," 2 Jan. 2020 Its suction cup mount adhered to our windshield and kept the camera in place throughout our five-day journey north. — Seamus Bellamy, USA TODAY, "You need a dash cam, these are the best ones of 2019," 16 Oct. 2019 Users can easily take the glass surface on and off, via the suction cups, in order to tend to their plant babies or rearrange the garden. — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, "Terrarium Coffee Tables Are Both Functional, and Fabulous — Here's How to Make One," 28 Jan. 2020 Favorite Feature The suction cups, which kept us from having to drill holes into the metal walls of the van. — Drew Zieff, Outside Online, "11 Things to Take Your Van from Dirtbag to Dream Home," 16 Jan. 2020 There are tweezers, spudgers, and other pry tools for carefully taking apart sensitive components, and a small suction cup for removing glass parts that may be glued down. — Jeff Dunn And Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, "Guidemaster: Nine gift ideas for the tech enthusiast in your life," 13 Dec. 2019 Don't get the kind that sticks to the wall with suction cups. — Harvard Health Letter, chicagotribune.com, "Top tools to make bathing safer and simpler," 4 Dec. 2019 The sensor was a plastic, lunchbox-size shell equipped with four suction cups, two of which contained electrodes for measuring the whale's heartbeat. — Fox News, "A blue whale had his heartbeat taken for the first time ever — and scientists are shocked," 29 Nov. 2019 According to a press release, to monitor the whale’s heart, the team needed to attach a sensor tag using four suction cups, two of which had electrodes in them that could monitor the animal’s heart. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Researchers Measure a Wild Blue Whale’s Heart Rate for the First Time," 19 Nov. 2019

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suction cup

noun

English Language Learners Definition of suction cup

: a round, shallow cup made of a flexible material (such as rubber) that you attach to a surface by pressing the cup against the surface until the air between the cup and surface is removed

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suction cup

noun

Medical Definition of suction cup

: 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)