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 filters in the aquarium keep the water clean for the fish. " device technology machine utility process science 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 audio editing software uses filters to remove background noise from the recording, making the speaker's voice clearer. " electronics technology signal device computing machine 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." device technology item machine process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Self-restraint in speech. Examples : "Her filters were down after a long day, and she accidentally said exactly what she thought of her coworker's presentation. " mind character attitude moral communication language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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 set of all possible grades in a class, from failing to an A+, forms a filter of possible outcomes. " math logic theory Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To sort, sift, or isolate. Examples : "This strainer should filter out the large particles." technology computing machine process 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 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 process machine 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 action traffic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
