2. Verb. (third-person singular of syphon) ¹
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Definition of Syphons
1. syphon [v] - See also: syphon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Syphons
Literary usage of Syphons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sanitary Engineering: A Guide to the Construction of Works of Sewerage and by Baldwin Latham (1878)
"13 is an enlarged section showing the mode in which the syphons are constructed.
Fig. ... The large syphons used in the Dantzic works are made of i-indl ..."
2. Universal Geography: Or a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New by Conrad Malte-Brun (1824)
""Water- The water spout or syphon, is a no less dangerous phe- syphons°r nomenon.
syphons are distinguished as terrestrial and marine; it were better to ..."
3. The Physiology of the Circulation in Plants, in the Lower Animals, and in by James Bell Pettigrew (1874)
"The Vessels of Plants in Summer form syphons.—When the leaves are fully formed
in summer the circulation is more complex, but the same forces are at work. ..."
4. The Physiology of the Circulation in Plants, in the Lower Animals, and in by James Bell Pettigrew (1874)
"The Vessels of Plants in Summer form syphons.—When the leaves are fully formed
in summer the circulation is more complex, but the same forces are at work. ..."
5. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1922)
"duce the weight of this locomotive to 113 Ib. per boiler horsepower as compared
with 119.6 Ib. without syphons. Further in the case of locomotive No. ..."
6. Irrigation Canals and Other Irrigation Works: Including the Flow of Water in by Patrick John Flynn (1892)
"The Lozoya Canal, in Spain, with a discharge of 89 cubic feet per second, has
six syphons, one of which consists of four cast iron pipes, each 2.8 feet in ..."
7. Introduction to Chemical Physics by Thomas Ruggles Pynchon (1874)
"Experiment of three Cups connected by syphons. ... 167, be used, and connected
together by syphons, or by ABc with the solution employed, Fig. ..."
8. Sanitary Engineering: A Guide to the Construction of Works of Sewerage and by Baldwin Latham (1878)
"13 is an enlarged section showing the mode in which the syphons are constructed.
Fig. ... The large syphons used in the Dantzic works are made of i-indl ..."
9. Universal Geography: Or a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New by Conrad Malte-Brun (1824)
""Water- The water spout or syphon, is a no less dangerous phe- syphons°r nomenon.
syphons are distinguished as terrestrial and marine; it were better to ..."
10. The Physiology of the Circulation in Plants, in the Lower Animals, and in by James Bell Pettigrew (1874)
"The Vessels of Plants in Summer form syphons.—When the leaves are fully formed
in summer the circulation is more complex, but the same forces are at work. ..."
11. The Physiology of the Circulation in Plants, in the Lower Animals, and in by James Bell Pettigrew (1874)
"The Vessels of Plants in Summer form syphons.—When the leaves are fully formed
in summer the circulation is more complex, but the same forces are at work. ..."
12. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1922)
"duce the weight of this locomotive to 113 Ib. per boiler horsepower as compared
with 119.6 Ib. without syphons. Further in the case of locomotive No. ..."
13. Irrigation Canals and Other Irrigation Works: Including the Flow of Water in by Patrick John Flynn (1892)
"The Lozoya Canal, in Spain, with a discharge of 89 cubic feet per second, has
six syphons, one of which consists of four cast iron pipes, each 2.8 feet in ..."
14. Introduction to Chemical Physics by Thomas Ruggles Pynchon (1874)
"Experiment of three Cups connected by syphons. ... 167, be used, and connected
together by syphons, or by ABc with the solution employed, Fig. ..."
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