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['filtə] 1. noun1) (a strainer or other device through which liquid, gas, smoke etc can pass, but not solid material: A filter is used to make sure that the oil is clean and does not contain any dirt; ( also adjective) filter paper.) φίλτρο2) (a kind of screening plate used to change or correct certain colours: If you are taking photographs in sun and snow, you should use a blue filter.) φίλτρο2. verb1) ((of liquids) to (become) clean by passing through a filter: The rain-water filtered into a tank.) φιλτράρω,-ομαι2) (to come bit by bit or gradually: The news filtered out.) διαρρέω•
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filter through — phr verb Filter through is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑daylight, ↑news, ↑ray … Collocations dictionary
filter — [[t]fɪ̱ltə(r)[/t]] filters, filtering, filtered 1) VERB To filter a substance means to pass it through a device which is designed to remove certain particles contained in it. [V n] The best prevention for cholera is to boil or filter water, and… … English dictionary
filter — fil|ter1 [ fıltər ] noun count ** ▸ 1 for removing something ▸ 2 on camera ▸ 3 on computer ▸ 4 filter tip ▸ 5 traffic light 1. ) an object or piece of equipment that allows you to remove substances that are not wanted from a liquid or gas: a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
filter — I. noun Etymology: Middle English filtre, from Medieval Latin filtrum piece of felt used as a filter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German filz felt more at felt Date: 1563 1. a. a porous article or mass (as of paper or sand) through which … New Collegiate Dictionary
filter — I UK [ˈfɪltə(r)] / US [ˈfɪltər] noun [countable] Word forms filter : singular filter plural filters ** 1) science an object or piece of equipment that allows you to remove solid parts that are not wanted from a liquid or gas a water filter 2) a… … English dictionary
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filter out — verb remove by passing through a filter filter out the impurities • Syn: ↑filter, ↑filtrate, ↑strain, ↑separate out • Derivationally related forms: ↑strainer (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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filter — /ˈfɪltə / (say filtuh) noun 1. any device in which cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, is held and through which liquid is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids. 2. any of various analogous devices …
filter — noun 1》 a porous device for removing impurities or solid particles from a liquid or gas passed through it. ↘a screen, plate, or layer which absorbs some of the light passing through it. ↘a device for suppressing electrical or sound waves… … English new terms dictionary
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