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Siphons

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.

📖 Definitions of "Siphons"

noun
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    A soda siphon.

  3. 3

    A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.

verb
  1. 1

    To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.

  2. 2

    To steal or skim off in small amounts; to embezzle.

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