Definition and Synonyms for Filter

Definition of Filter

1. Device that removes something from whatever passes through it Noun
2. An electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it Noun
3. Remove by passing through a filter Verb
4. Pass through Verb
5. Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream Verb

filtrate
Noun
derivation
1
1. the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter
filtration
Noun
derivation
4
1. the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter
2. the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium
3. the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter
4. the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium
filtrate
Verb
derivation
1
1. remove by passing through a filter

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