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filter
  1. 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.
  2. Electronics or software that separates unwanted signals (for example noise) from wanted signals or that attenuates selected frequencies.
  3. Any item, mechanism, device or procedure that acts to separate or isolate.
  4. (figuratively) self-restraint in speech.
  5. (mathematics) A non-empty upper set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary infima (a.k.a. meets).
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “A coarse filter is first used to remove the dirt and debris, followed by a much finer filter to remove pathogens.”
filtering
  1. The process of passing something through a filter.
  2. Something that passes through a filter.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The filtering of contaminated water through activated carbon effectively removes impurities.”
filtride
  1. The substance which remains on the filter after the filtrate passes through it, although the word residue has grown to have the same meaning.
filtrate
filterware
  1. (computing) Software that filters out objectionable material.
filtration
  1. The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Rabbit skeletal muscle actin was prepared as described and subjected to gel filtration.”
      “As they walked the halls, a rattle of gunfire intruded from across the filtration ponds.”
      “They also use screening and filtration to keep insects out of rooms and sticky strips to catch those that do get in.”
filterability
  1. The state or condition of being filterable.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The significantly improved filterability has been analogously observed in other breweries as well where the equipment is being used for mashing.”
      “By contrast, filterability as measured by the laboratory filter tests, was found to be more sensitive to coagulant and microsand dosages.”
      “However, the filterability highly depended on the rainwater sources, nominal pore size of filter, filtration conditions, and operation mode.”
filterer
  1. A person who, or device that, filters
  2. Examples:
    1. “Captain Crutchely, moreover, had a filterer for the cabin, and through it all the water used there was habitually passed.”
      “If one quart of coffee is desired, grind three gills of coffee, put it in the filterer and pour boiling water over it.”
      “If not sufficiently strong, pour out and return to the filterer.”
filtre
  1. Obsolete form of filter.
filterabilities
  1. plural of filterability
filtrations
  1. plural of filtration
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Pall Corporation holds over 50 percent market share worldwide for blood filtrations systems.”
      “In addition to the larger live filter area, gating systems can be designed so that multiple filtrations can be performed through the same piece of refractory cloth.”
filterings
filtrides
  1. plural of filtride
filterers
  1. plural of filterer
filters
filtres
  1. plural of filtre
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