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Siphon Common

Siphon has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

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

3

A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.

Verb
1

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

2

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

"siphon gas into the tank"

3

To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
tube organ draw put
Rhyming Words
hon khon chon thon phon shon athon gihon schon archon syphon rt hon brehon anthon typhon tikhon zuchon pachon urchon python
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