siphon (redirected from syphonning)

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, si·phon·ing, si·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 or syphon

Noun

1. a tube which uses air pressure to draw liquid from a container

2. same as soda siphon

Verb

siphon off

a. to draw (liquid) off through a siphon

b. to redirect (resources or money), esp. dishonestly, into other projects or bank accounts [Greek]

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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] n → sifón m

vt (also: siphon off) [+ funds]; desviar

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siphon [ˈsaɪfən] n → siphon m

vt (also: siphon off) → siphonner: (fig) [+ funds]; transférer: (illegally) → détourner

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siphon [ˈsaɪfən] n → Heber m;

(also: soda siphon) → Siphon m

siphon off siphon vt → absaugen;

(petrol) → abzapfen

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siphon [ˈsaɪfən] n → sifone m

vt [+ funds] → trasferire

siphon off vt → travasare (con un sifone)