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Definition of "syphon" [sy•phon]

  • Variant of siphon. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "syphon" in a sentence
  • "The well-known process of the syphon is the basis, but with this essential difference, that a large proportion of the water drawn up to the apex of the syphon is super-elevated to heights regulated by the fall obtained in the outlet leg."
  • "This _dip_ is called a syphon, and in no way retards the natural flow of the water."
  • "To "syphon" votes imples that they are being moved from one candidate to another."