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Conduit vs Siphon - What's the difference?

conduit | siphon |

As nouns the difference between conduit and siphon

is that conduit is a pipe or channel for conveying water etc while siphon 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.

As a verb siphon is

to transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.

conduit

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A pipe or channel for conveying water etc.
  • A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled; a type of raceway.
  • A means by which something is transmitted.
  • (finance) An investment vehicle that issues short-term commercial paper to finance long-term off-balance sheet bank assets.

    • Derived terms

    * conduit bender

    Anagrams

    * ----

    siphon

    English

    (wikipedia siphon)

    Alternative forms

    * syphon

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • a soda siphon
  • (biology) a tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.

    • Derived terms

    * siphonic

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.
    • He used a rubber tube to siphon petrol from the car's fuel tank.

    See also

    * seep * sip ----