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51siphon — si|phon1 [ saıfn ] verb transitive 1. ) siphon or siphon off to move liquid from one container to another through a tube: Siphon off all excess liquid. 2. ) to move money from one bank account to another, especially illegally or dishonestly: They …
52siphon — 1 noun (C) 1 a bent tube used for getting liquid out of a container, by holding the other end of the tube at a lower level than the container 2 also soda siphon BrE a kind of bottle for holding soda water that is forced out of the bottle using… …
53siphon — si•phon or syphon [[t]ˈsaɪ fən[/t]] n. v. phoned, phon•ing. n. 1) hyd aU shaped pipe that uses atmospheric pressure to draw liquid from one container, place, or level to another 2) zool. a projecting tubular part of some animals, esp. certain… …
54siphon — n. & v. (also syphon) n. 1 a pipe or tube shaped like an inverted V or U with unequal legs to convey a liquid from a container to a lower level by atmospheric pressure. 2 (in full siphon bottle) an aerated water bottle from which liquid is forced …
55Siphon (spéléologie) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Siphon. Deux types de siphons En spéléologie, un siphon est une zone entièrement noyée, particulièrement dangereuse à franchir d …
56siphon — 1. noun a) 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. b) a soda siphon 2. verb to transfer ( …
57siphon- — combining form or siphono also siphoni Etymology: New Latin, from Greek siphōn , siphōno , from siphōn 1. : siphon …
58siphon bottle — a bottle for aerated water, fitted with a bent tube through the neck, the water being forced out, when a valve is opened, by the pressure on its surface of the gas accumulating within the bottle. * * * siphon bottle, = siphon (def. 2). (Cf.… …
59Siphon gauge — Gauge Gauge, n. [Written also gage.] 1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard. [1913 Webster] This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and groove to equal breadth by. Moxon …
60siphon — n. [Gr. siphon, tube] Any tubular or siphon like structure; siphonal adj …
