SYPHON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does syphon mean?
• SYPHON (noun)
The noun SYPHON has 2 senses:
1. 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
2. a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled
Familiarity information: SYPHON used as a noun is rare.
• SYPHON (verb)
The verb SYPHON has 1 sense:
1. convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
Familiarity information: SYPHON used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SYPHON (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
siphon; syphon
Hypernyms ("syphon" is a kind of...):
tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)
Meaning:
A tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
siphon; syphon
Hypernyms ("syphon" is a kind of...):
organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)
Domain category:
zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)
• SYPHON (verb)
Meaning:
Convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
siphon; siphon off; syphon
Hypernyms (to "syphon" is one way to...):
draw; take out (take liquid out of a container or well)
Sentence frame:
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