Difference between Siphon and Syphon

What is the difference between Siphon and Syphon?

Siphon as a noun is a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, used to move liquid from one reservoir to another. while Syphon as a noun is a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.

Siphon

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, used to move liquid from one reservoir to another. a soda siphon a tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to use a siphon for moving a liquid.

Syphon

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.

We hope you now know whether to use Siphon or Syphon in your sentence.

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