Siphon

Language: English
Pronunciation: si-phon
Part of Speech: noun

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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.

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"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"

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

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

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