filter — meaning in English

English meaning

• filter noun A device or material that removes unwanted particles, substances, or signals from something passing through it.
• strainer noun A tool, such as a screen or cloth, used to separate solid bits from a liquid.

Senses

filter is used for these senses in English:

• filter tip A section at the mouth end of a cigarette containing porous absorbent materials designed to remove tar.

filter — full definition

1. noun A device or material that removes unwanted particles, substances, or signals from something passing through it.
2. noun A digital effect applied to an image or a setting that screens out unwanted content.
3. verb To pass something through a filter, or to sort and remove unwanted elements.

strainer — full definition

1. noun A tool, such as a screen or cloth, used to separate solid bits from a liquid.
2. noun A screen with holes, usually fitted on a pump's suction pipe, that keeps solid matter out of a flow of liquid.
3. noun Rubbish in water that stops solid objects from passing through.
4. noun A person who strains something.

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