Meaning & Definition of Filter in English
English⟶
Filter
/fɪltər/
noun
1. Device that removes something from whatever passes through it
synonym:
- filter
2. An electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it
synonym:
- filter
verb
1. Remove by passing through a filter
- "Filter out the impurities"
synonym:
- filter,
- filtrate,
- strain,
- separate out,
- filter out
2. Pass through
- "Water permeates sand easily"
synonym:
- percolate,
- sink in,
- permeate,
- filter
3. Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
- "Water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"
- "Reports began to dribble in"
synonym:
- trickle,
- dribble,
- filter
Examples of using
This dust is impossible to filter from the air.