filter | ||
1. | [ verb ] (chemistry) remove by passing through a filter | |
Synonyms: | separate_out strain filter_out filtrate | |
Examples: | "filter out the impurities" |
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Related terms: | separate strainer filtration filtration | |
2. | [ noun ] device that removes something from whatever passes through it | |
Related terms: | device bacteria_bed light_filter drain_basket filter_bed fuel_filter coffee_filter oil_filter strainer water_filter glass_wool diatomaceous_earth air_filter | |
3. | [ verb ] be diffused thoroughly | |
Synonyms: | permeate sink_in percolate | |
Examples: | "Sunlight percolated the entire house" |
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Related terms: | penetrate infiltrate infiltrate filtration percolation | |
4. | [ verb ] pass through | |
Synonyms: | sink_in permeate percolate | |
Examples: | "Water permeates sand easily" |
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Related terms: | penetrate infiltrate infiltrate | |
5. | [ noun ] (physics) n electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it | |
Related terms: | electrical_device | |
6. | [ verb ] run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream | |
Synonyms: | dribble trickle | |
Examples: | "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose" "reports began to dribble in" |
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Related terms: | run leach drip | |
Similar spelling: |
fielder filtrate Felter falter fieldwork |