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filter::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | filter out, filtrate, separate out, strain |
| Type of | separate |
| Derivation | filtration, filtrate |
filter out the impurities.
filter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | electrical device |
| Has types | low-pass filter, high-pass filter |
filter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | device |
| Has types | diatomaceous earth, diatomite, diffusing screen, drain basket, filter bed, fuel filter, glass wool, kieselguhr, light filter, oil filter, strainer, water filter, air cleaner, air filter, bacteria bed, coffee filter |
| Derivation | filtrate |
Examples of filter
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Chinese censors allow little news of exile politics to filter into Tibet itself.
From the sacbee.com
The total exposure times per filter were 30, 40, 40 and 40 minutes respectively.
From the sciencedaily.com
Make it easy for an entrepreneur to filter the comments in any way they want to.
From the avc.com
Cool breezes filter over the low fence that separates the street from the ocean.
From the news-journalonline.com
There is no filter or middle man between his thoughts and the rest of the world.
From the cnn.com
This is an important feature to be able to filter results accross multiple tags.
From the techcrunch.com
The length of an American Idol broadcast serves as a natural filter for viewers.
From the techcrunch.com
The federal opposition is yet to formalise its position on the mandatory filter.
From the brimbankweekly.com.au
Strain the soaking water through a fine-mesh sieve or coffee filter and reserve.
From the newsday.com
- Device that removes something from whatever passes through it
- Remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"
- An electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it
- Percolate: pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
- Trickle: run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"
- A particulate air filter is a device composed of fibrous materials which removes solid particulates such as dust, pollen, mold, and bacteria from the air. ...
- Aquarium filters are critical components of both freshwater and marine aquaria.Leibel WS (1993) A fishkeepers guide to South American cichlids. Tetra Press. Belgium pg 12-14. Aquarium filters remove physical and soluble chemical waste products from aquaria, simplifying maintenance. ...
- Filter (Stylized as FILTER) is an alternative rock group formed in 1993 in Cleveland, Ohio by Richard Patrick and guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang, who later left the band in 1997. ...
- In chemistry and common usage, a filter is a device (usually a membrane or layer) that is designed to physically block certain objects or substances while letting others through. ...
