the academicians of argamasilla, a village of la mancha, on the life and death of don quixote of la mancha, hoc scripserunt monicongo, academician of argamasilla, paniaguado, academician of argamasilla, in laudem dulcineae del toboso
Noun. 1. siphon-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. syphon.tube, tubing-conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases.. A pipe or tube in the form of an upside-down U, filled with liquid and arranged so that the pressure of the atmosphere forces liquid to flow upward from a container through the tube, over a barrier, and into a lower container. 2. A tubular animal part, as of a clam, through which water is taken in or expelled.
It is done easily with a siphon. In a common classroom demonstration of how a siphon works, a rubber tube is filled with water, and one end of the tube is placed in a container of water on a table. The other end is placed in a bucket at a lower level. The water flows from the container to the bucket.