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syphon
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syphon
n.
tube or pipe used to transfer fluids from one container to another by means of atmospheric pressure (also siphon)
v.
convey liquid through a siphon, transfer a liquid from one container to another using a long tube and the force of atmospheric pressure (also siphon)
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Siphon
The word siphon (from "pipe, tube", also called syphon) is used to refer to a wide variety of devices that involve the flow of liquids through tubes. But in a narrower sense, the word refers particularly to a tube in an inverted 'U' shape, which causes a liquid to flow upward, above the surface of a reservoir, with no pump, but powered by the fall of the liquid as it flows down the tube under the pull of gravity, then discharging at a level lower than the surface of the reservoir it came from.
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syphon
Noun
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
(synonym) siphon
(hypernym) tube, tubing
(derivation) siphon, siphon off
Verb
1. convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
(synonym) siphon, siphon off
(hypernym) draw, take out
(derivation) siphon
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syphon
n.
syphilis, syphon
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syphon
n.
přečerpat
