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siphonic, a.|saɪˈfɒnɪk|
Also sy-.
[f. siphon n. + -ic.]
1. Zool. Of or pertaining to a siphon; siphonal.
1832Owen Mem. Pearly Nautilus 63 The siphonic artery. 1836Buckland Geol. & Min. (1837) I. 322 note, The siphonic apertures of the transverse plates.
2. Of or pertaining to, working by means of, on the principle of, a siphon.
1884Century Mag. XXIX. 257 The siphonic action, or suction. 1884Health Exhib. Catal. 59/2 Syphonic Water Closets, Urinal and Cistern. Ibid. 74/1 Automatic Syphonic System of Ventilation. |