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siphon
[sahy-fuhn]
noun
a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
a projecting tubular part of some animals, especially certain mollusks, through which liquid enters or leaves the body.
verb (used with or without object)
to convey, draw, or pass through or as if through a siphon (sometimes followed byoff ).
to siphon water; to siphon off profits into a secret bank account.
siphon
/ saɪˈfɒnɪk, ˈsaɪfən /
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
zoology any of various tubular organs in different aquatic animals, such as molluscs and elasmobranch fishes, through which a fluid, esp water, passes
verb
(often foll by off) to pass or draw off through or as if through a siphon
siphon
A pipe or tube in the form of an upside-down U, filled with liquid and arranged so that the pressure of the atmosphere forces liquid to flow upward from a container through the tube, over a barrier, and into a lower container.
A tubular animal part, as of a clam, through which water is taken in or expelled.
Other 51Թ Forms
- siphonal adjective
- siphonic adjective
- siphonless adjective
- siphonlike adjective
- pseudosiphonal adjective
- pseudosiphonic adjective
- ˈDzԲ noun
- ˈDzԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of siphon1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of siphon1
Example Sentences
This could hardly be a more obvious way for rich people to siphon money directly into Trump's coffers, and so much more convenient than a paper bag full of cash.
From there, the water flowed by gravity, moving at 3-6 mph as it traveled through pipelines, siphons and tunnels.
Streaming video has siphoned away the traditional viewing audience.
Proponents of a ban broadly see cousin marriage as an instrument of segregation, siphoning people off from the rest of society.
He also severed ties with former mentor Kanye West when he ran for president, suspecting it was part of a wider Trump campaign to "siphon" black people's votes away from the Democrats.
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