siphon (redirected from siphoning)

si·phon also sy·phon  (sfn) n. 1. A pipe or tube fashioned or deployed in an inverted U shape and filled until atmospheric pressure is sufficient to force a liquid from a reservoir in one end of the tube over a barrier higher than the reservoir and out the other end. 2. Zoology A tubular organ, especially of aquatic invertebrates such as squids or clams, by which water is taken in or expelled. v. si·phoned also sy·phoned, si·phon·ing also sy·phon·ing, si·phons also sy·phons v.tr. To draw off or convey through or as if through a siphon. v.intr. To pass through a siphon. [Middle English, from Latin sph, sphn-, from Greek sphn.] siphon·al, si·phonic (s-fnk) adj.

siphon

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siphon, syphon [ˈsaɪf^ən]

n

1. (Physics / 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 atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube and out of the vessel

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) See soda siphon

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology any of various tubular organs in different aquatic animals, such as molluscs and elasmobranch fishes, through which a fluid, esp water, passes

vb

(Physics / General Physics) (often foll by off) to pass or draw off through or as if through a siphon

[from Latin sīphō, from Greek siphōn siphon]

siphonage  n

siphonal , siphonic [saɪˈfɒnɪk] adj

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siphon  (sfn)

1. 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.

2. A tubular animal part, as of a clam, through which water is taken in or expelled.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	siphon - a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube syphon tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
	2.	siphon - a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled syphon organ - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals
Verb	1.	siphon - convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon siphon off, syphon draw, take out - take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"
	2.	siphon - move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action; "siphon gas into the tank" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

Translations

siphon [ˈsaɪfən]

A. N → sifón m

B. VT (also siphon off, siphon out) → sacar con sifón (fig) [+ traffic, funds] → desviar

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siphon [ˈsaɪf^ən]

n → siphon m

vt

[+ liquid] → siphonner

[+ funds] → détourner

siphon off

vt sep

[+ liquid] → siphonner

[+ funds] → détourner

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siphon

n → Heber m; (= soda siphon) → Siphon m

vt → absaugen; (into tank) → (mit einem Heber) umfüllen

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siphon [ˈsaɪf/ən]

1. n → sifone m

2. vt (also siphon off) (liquid) → travasare (con un sifone) (fig) (funds, traffic) → deviare

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siphon [ˈsaɪf/ən]

1. n → sifone m

2. vt (also siphon off) (liquid) → travasare (con un sifone) (fig) (funds, traffic) → deviare

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siphon

n siphon [ˈsaifən]

1 a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank. sifon أُنْبوب، مِحْقَن، سيفون сифон násoska hævert der Siphon σιφόνι sifón sifoon(toru) سيفون kumiletku siphon סִיפוֹן साइफन नली zatvoren kanal, cijev szívócső sedotan vökvasuga, sogari sifone サイフォン 흡입관, 사이펀 sifonas sifons sifon hevel hevert rura przelewowa sifão sifon сифон násoska, sifón sesalna natega cev za tečnost hävert ท่อที่ใช้ทำกาลักน้ำ sifon 虹吸管 сифон ایک نلکی جس کے ذریعہ پیٹرول وغیرہ کو ہوا کے دباؤ کے ذریعہ ایک سے دوسری جگہ منتقل کرتے ہیں ống xi-phông, ống truyền nước 虹吸管

2 (alsoˈsoda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water. spuitwaterbottel قنينَه مع أنبوب للمَص бутилка със сифон sifon sifon die Siphonflasche σιφόνι (φιάλη με μηχανισμό για την εκτόξευση αεριούχου ποτού) sifón sifoon(pudel) بطري سر شيلنگي sifoni siphon (d'eau gazeuse) בַּקבּוּק סִיפוֹן बोतल (विशेषतया सोडा वाटर रखने की) teglica, sifonska boca szódásüveg botol dengan sedotan sogari (fyrir sódavatnsflösku) sifone 炭酸水びん 탄산수병 sifonas sifons sifon sifon sifong syfon sifão sifon сифон sifón sifonka boca sa cevi sifon ขวดที่มีหลอดใช้กับน้ำโซดา soda şişesi 蘇打水瓶 сифон نلکی والی سوڈا کی بوتل chai đựng nước, xô đa 苏打水虹吸瓶

v

(withoff, ~intoetc) to draw (off) through a siphon They siphoned the petrol into a can. oortap يَمُص، يَسْحَب източвам със сифон přečerpat suge; lede entleeren αναρροφώ, διοχετεύω υγρό από ένα δοχείο σε άλλο χρησιμοποιώντας σιφόνι extraer con sifón sifooni abil (välja) tõmbama با سيفون بيرون گشيدن laskea siphonner לִשאוֹב साइफन से निकालना teći kao iz teglice, ispumpati szívócsővel kiszív menyedot soga með sogara (estrarre con un sifone) サイフォンで吸う 사이펀으로 옮기다 perpumpuoti pārsūknēt mengalirkan sesuatu keluar (menggunakan kaedah sifon) hevelen tappe odciągać extrair com sifão a sifona откачивать stočiť izčrpati isisati suga [] upp ดูดของเหลวออกด้วยท่อหรือสาย sifonla çekmek 用虹吸管吸取 переливати через сифон نلکی کے سہارے نکالنا hút bằng xi-phông 用虹吸管吸出（输送）