Filter | Mean of filter in English Dictionary
/ˈfɪltɚ/
- Noun
- a device that is used to remove something unwanted from a liquid or gas that passes through it
- She smokes cigarettes with filters.
- a water filter
- a device that prevents some kinds of light, sound, electronic noises, etc., from passing through
- He placed a red filter on the camera lens.
- digital filters that stop high-frequency sounds
- software that prevents someone from looking at or receiving particular kinds of material through the Internet
- a spam filter [=a program that keeps you from seeing spam or unwanted e-mail]
- Verb
- to pass (something, such as a gas or liquid) through a filter to remove something unwanted
- They've begun filtering their water to remove impurities.
- to remove (something unwanted) by using a filter
- a device that filters impurities from water
- sunglasses that filter ultraviolet light
- sunglasses that filter out ultraviolet light
- The purpose of the first interview is to filter out people who are not good candidates for the job.
- to move through or into something in small amounts or in a gradual way
- Sunlight filtered through the leaves.
- His ideas have filtered down to his children.
- to come or go slowly in small groups or amounts
- The crowd filtered into the arena.
- The crowd filtered out (of the arena).
- Early election returns have begun to filter in.