A siphon (from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn) 'pipe, tube'; also spelled syphon) is any of a wide variety of devices that involve the flow of liquids through...

The concentric siphon or annular siphon is a rarer embodiment of the siphon which has the discharge tube separate from the inlet tube, with the opening...

Look up siphon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A siphon is a tube in an inverted U shape which enables a liquid, under the pull of gravity, to flow...

A siphon is an anatomical structure which is part of the body of aquatic molluscs in three classes: Gastropoda, Bivalvia and Cephalopoda (members of these...

The soda siphon (sometimes spelled syphon), also known as the seltzer bottle, siphon seltzer bottle, or just siphon) is a device for storing and dispensing...

the siphon cistern provide a shorter flush option by allowing air into the siphon to stop the siphon action before the tank is empty. The siphon system...

The Aplysia gill and siphon withdrawal reflex (GSWR) is an involuntary, defensive reflex of the sea hare Aplysia californica, a large shell-less sea snail...

gravity produce coffee. This type of coffee maker is also known as vac pot, siphon or syphon coffee maker, and was invented by Loeff of Berlin in the 1830s...

Siphon tubes are a basic implement used in irrigation to transfer water over a barrier (such as the bank of a raised irrigation canal), using the siphon...

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 breathing...

Thermic siphons (alt. thermic syphons) are heat-exchanging elements in the firebox or combustion chamber of some steam boiler and steam locomotive designs...

The siphonal canal is an anatomical feature of the shells of certain groups of sea snails within the clade Neogastropoda. Some sea marine gastropods have...

water-filled, sac-like body structure and two tubular openings, known as siphons, through which they draw in and expel water. During their respiration and...

credited to Pythagoras of Samos. When it is filled beyond a certain point, a siphoning effect causes the cup to drain its entire contents through the base. The...

typically used to provide heat to the bottom of industrial distillation columns Siphon – Device involving the flow of liquids through tubes Solar heating – Device...

through small gaps. They trail their appendages behind them as they swim. The siphon is used for respiration and locomotion (by water jet propulsion). Octopuses...

short-cycling of the water supply. This “anti-siphon” discharge mechanism contrasts with the earlier siphon (British, syphon) valve. This design uses a...

The GWR Siphon was a series of enclosed milk churn transport wagons built by the Great Western Railway and continued by British Railways. The GWR, being...

Siphon (foaled November 11, 1991) is a Brazilian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and multiple G1-winner in Brazil and the United States. Siphon was bred by...

of the cave is 2,209 m (7,247 ft) (including 26 m (85 ft) in the lower siphon). Veryovkina is one of the two known caves deeper than 2,000 metres, the...

Superstition mountains, viewed from Siphon Draw trail. Rock formations, Siphon Draw trail. Rock formation, Siphon Draw trail. view from Superstition Ridgeline...

A siphonal notch is a feature of the shell anatomy in some sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. In these particular groups of sea snails the animal has...

commercial stabilizers. Cream aerated by an aerosol can or by a whipping siphon with a whipped-cream charger is sometimes described as whipped cream; it...

time interval. Its action may seem less paradoxical if considered as a siphon, but with the upper arch of the tube removed, and the air pressure between...

The syphon or siphon recorder is an obsolete electromechanical device used as a receiver for submarine telegraph cables invented by William Thomson, 1st...

(8 in) in length, but the extremely long siphons make the clam itself much longer than this: the "shaft" or siphons alone can be 1 meter (3 ft 3 in) in length...

transfer more heat from the fire to a room's air) and relied on an "inverted siphon" to draw the fire's hot fumes around the baffle. It was intended to produce...

Theophanes reports the use of fire-carrying ships equipped with nozzles (siphōn) by the Byzantines a couple of years before the supposed arrival of Kallinikos...

The chain fountain phenomenon, also known as the Mould effect, self-siphoning beads, or Newton beads is a physical phenomenon observed with a chain placed...

required to remove excess water. Siphons require priming to remove air in the bend for them to function, and most siphon spillways are designed to use water...