Date: Thu Jun 15 13:42:52 2006
Posted By: Tetjana Ross, Faculty, Oceanography, Dalhousie University
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1149815155.Ph
Message:
Hi Joseph,
An inverted siphon is not really a siphon. It's a bit of a misnomer, used
to describe pipes that dip low to avoid an obstacle. There's a really nice
description of siphons and
siphon terminology complete with illustrations on the Wikipedia
website.
I hope this helps.
Cheers,
Tetjana
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