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siphon::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | siphon off, syphon |
| Type of | take out, draw |
Examples of siphon
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Still, Green may siphon enough liberal votes from Fischer to swing the election.
From the courier-journal.com
Russian officials have warned that Ukraine might siphon off other customers'gas.
From the latimes.com
These handouts siphon tax dollars and jobs away from other parts of the economy.
From the thenewstribune.com
Last week, BP inserted a mile-long tube to siphon some of the oil into a tanker.
From the freep.com
At the base of each siphon are eight photoreceptors, cells used to detect light.
From the sciencedaily.com
Position limits could also siphon liquidity away from American energy exchanges.
From the economist.com
Clams filter feed by drawing in water containing food using an incurrent siphon.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Alternatively the siphon may be primed by a pump at either the intake or outlet.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The car was wedged about 60 feet inside one of the three tunnels of the siphon.
From the latimes.com
- 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
- Convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
- A tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled
- Move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action; "siphon gas into the tank"
- The word siphon (also spelled syphon) sometimes refers to a wide variety of devices that allow the flow of liquids through tubes. ...
- A siphon is a tubular organ of the respiratory system of some insects that spend a significant amount of their time underwater, that serves as a breating tube.
- A siphon is an anatomical structure which is part of the soft parts of aquatic molluscs in three classes: Gastropoda, Bivalvia and Cephalopoda. In other words, a siphon is found in some saltwater and freshwater snails, in some clams, and in octopus, squid and relatives.
- 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; a soda siphon; a tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants; to transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon
- (Siphoning) The suction or pulling effect that takes place in the trapway of a toilet as it is filled with outgoing water and waste.
