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pilter : filter (n.)
[ Etymology: English: filter ]

Derivatives of pilter


Glosses:
filter
n. (artifact)1. filterdevice that removes something from whatever passes through it.
~ air cleaner, air filtera filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it.
~ bacteria bedlayer of sand or gravel used to expose sewage effluent to air and the action of microorganisms.
~ coffee filterfilter (usually of paper) that passes the coffee and retains the coffee grounds.
~ devicean instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
~ drain basketa filter in a sink drain; traps debris but passes water.
~ filter bedfilter consisting of a layer of sand or gravel for filtering water.
~ fuel filtera filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuel.
~ diffusing screen, light filtera transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it.
~ oil filtera filter that removes impurities from the oil used to lubricate an internal-combustion engine.
~ strainera filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through.
~ water filtera filter to remove impurities from the water supply.
~ glass woolglass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling wool.
~ diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhra light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material.
n. (artifact)2. filteran electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it.
~ electrical devicea device that produces or is powered by electricity.
~ high-pass filtera filter that passes frequencies above a certain value and attenuates frequencies below that value.
~ low-pass filtera filter that passes frequencies below a certain value and attenuates frequencies above that value.
v. (contact)3. filter, filter out, filtrate, separate out, strainremove by passing through a filter.; "filter out the impurities"
~ separatedivide into components or constituents.; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"
v. (contact)4. filter, percolate, permeate, sink inpass through.; "Water permeates sand easily"
~ penetrate, perforatepass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest"
~ infiltratepass into or through by filtering or permeating.; "the substance infiltrated the material"
~ infiltratecause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices.
v. (motion)5. dribble, filter, tricklerun 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"
~ course, flow, run, feedmove along, of liquids.; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
~ percolate, leachpermeate or penetrate gradually.; "the fertilizer leached into the ground"