siphon

English

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Alternative forms

• syphon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σίφων (siphōn, “pipe, tube”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪfən
• IPA: /ˈsaɪfən/

Noun

siphon (plural siphons)

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. a soda siphon
3. (biology) a tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.

Derived terms

• siphonic

Translations

a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other

• Dutch: hevel (nl)
• Finnish: lappo (fi)
• German: Heber (de) m
• Irish: siofón (ga) m
• Italian: sifone (it) m

• Korean: 사이폰 (ko) (saipon)
• Portuguese: sifão (pt) m
• Russian: сифон (ru) (sifón) m
• Spanish: sifón (es) m

Verb

siphon (third-person singular simple present siphons, present participle siphoning, simple past and past participle siphoned)

1. (transitive) to transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.

   He used a rubber tube to siphon petrol from the car's fuel tank.

Translations

transfer by means of a siphon

• Finnish: lappaa (fi)

• Irish: siofón (ga)

See also

• seep
• sip

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French

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Noun

siphon m (plural siphons)

1. siphon

Derived terms

• siphonner