siphon

Definition of Siphon in English :

Noun

1. siphon, syphon

a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube

syphon

2. siphon, syphon

a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled

syphon

Verb

3. siphon, siphon off, syphon

convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon

4. siphon

move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action

Example Sentences:
'siphon gas into the tank'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Siphon

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noun

1.

a tube placed with one end at a certain level in a vessel of liquid and the other end outside the vessel below this level, so that liquid pressure forces the liquid through the tube and out of the vessel by gravity

2. soda siphon

3. zoology

any of various tubular organs in different aquatic animals, such as molluscs and elasmobranch fishes, through which a fluid, esp water, passes

verb

4. (often foll by off)

to pass or draw off through or as if through a siphon

Siphon

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noun

1.

a bent tube used for carrying liquid from a reservoir over the top edge of its container to a point below the surface of the reservoir: the tube must be filled, as by suction, before flow will start

2.

siphon bottle

3.

a tubelike organ in some animals, as cuttlefishes, used for drawing in or ejecting liquids

verb transitive

4.

to draw off or carry through or as through a siphon

verb intransitive

5.

to pass through a siphon

Siphon

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n.

1. A tube that carries a liquid from a higher level up and over a barrier and then down to a lower level, with the flow maintained by gravity and atmospheric pressure as long as the tube remains filled.

2. Zoology A tubular organ, especially of aquatic invertebrates such as squids or clams, by which water is taken in or expelled.

v. si·phoned, si·phon·ing, si·phons also sy·phoned or sy·phon·ing or sy·phons

v.tr.

1. To draw off or convey (a liquid) through a siphon.

2. To take or transfer (something), often illicitly: siphon money from an account; siphon customers from a competitor.

v.intr.

To pass through a siphon.

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