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- Dictionarysiphon/ˈsʌɪfn/
noun
- 1. a tube used to convey liquid upwards from a reservoir and then down to a lower level of its own accord. Once the liquid has been forced into the tube, typically by suction or immersion, flow continues unaided.
verb
- 1. draw off or convey (liquid) by means of a siphon: "a piece of tubing was used to siphon petrol"
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The meaning of SIPHON is a tube bent to form two legs of unequal length by which a liquid can be transferred to a lower level over an intermediate elevation by the pressure of the atmosphere in forcing the liquid up the shorter branch of the tube immersed in it while the excess of weight of the liquid in the longer branch when once filled ...
SIPHON definition: 1. a tube that is bent in the shape of an "n", with each end in a separate container at two…. Learn more.
noun. 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. See soda siphon.
SIPHON meaning: 1. a tube that is bent in the shape of an "n", with each end in a separate container at two…. Learn more.
If you siphon money or resources from something, you cause them to be used for a purpose for which they were not intended. He had siphoned thousands of pounds a week from the failing business. [ VERB noun preposition ]
A siphon is a device used to move liquid from one container to the other. If you're giving your goldfish a magnificent new bowl, you can use a siphon to move the water from the old one to the new.
n. 1. (General Physics) 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. (Brewing) See soda siphon.
siphon something (+ adv./prep.) to move a liquid from one container to another, using a siphon. I siphoned the gasoline out of the car into a can. The waste liquid needs to be siphoned off.
Definition of siphon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SIPHON meaning: 1. a piece of equipment for moving liquid from one place to another 2. to remove liquid from a…. Learn more.
