noun Download 🔗Share A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another. Examples : "The coffee maker has a filter to separate the coffee grounds from the liquid. " device technology machine utility science industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Electronics or software that separates unwanted signals (for example noise) from wanted signals or that attenuates selected frequencies. Examples : "The radio's filter removes static, allowing the clear reception of the news report. " electronics signal technology technical machine device computing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any item, mechanism, device or procedure that acts to separate or isolate. Examples : "He runs an email filter to catch the junk mail." machine device item process utility technology industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A non-empty upper set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary infima (a.k.a. meets). Examples : "The filter of acceptable study times, considering both available free time and deadlines, included all the afternoons and some evenings. " logic math philosophy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To sort, sift, or isolate. Examples : "This strainer should filter out the large particles." technology science process machine industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To diffuse; to cause to be less concentrated or focused. Examples : "The leaves of the trees filtered the light." technology science process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter. Examples : "The water filtered through the rock and soil." technology technical industry machine process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time. Examples : "The crowd filtered into the theater." process action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To ride a motorcycle between lanes on a road Examples : "I can skip past all the traffic on my bike by filtering." vehicle traffic action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
