tubing vs syphon

syphon vs tubing

tubing and syphon both are nouns.

tubing is not a verb while syphon is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tubing	Yes	No	No	No
syphon	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, syphon is a hyponym of tubing; that is, syphon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tubing:

tubing: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
syphon: a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube

Other hyponyms of tubing include barrel, gun barrel, blow tube, blowgun, blowpipe, blowtube, blow tube, blowpipe, blowtube, cannula, capillary, capillary tube, capillary tubing, catheter, cigarette holder, coil, chromatography column, column, drain, hose, hosepipe, inner tube, mouthpiece, pea shooter, pipage, pipe, piping, pipe, tobacco pipe, silencer, siphon, speaking tube, stem, stent, drinking straw, straw, test tube, torpedo tube, venturi, well point, wellpoint, water tube, watertube.

tubing (noun)	syphon (noun)
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases	a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled
	a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube

tubing (verb)	syphon (verb)
	convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon

Difference between tubing and syphon

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