filter through (verb)
1filter through — phr verb Filter through is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑daylight, ↑news, ↑ray …
2filter — [[t]fɪ̱ltə(r)[/t]] filters, filtering, filtered 1) VERB To filter a substance means to pass it through a device which is designed to remove certain particles contained in it. [V n] The best prevention for cholera is to boil or filter water, and… …
3filter — fil|ter1 [ fıltər ] noun count ** ▸ 1 for removing something ▸ 2 on camera ▸ 3 on computer ▸ 4 filter tip ▸ 5 traffic light 1. ) an object or piece of equipment that allows you to remove substances that are not wanted from a liquid or gas: a… …
4filter — I. noun Etymology: Middle English filtre, from Medieval Latin filtrum piece of felt used as a filter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German filz felt more at felt Date: 1563 1. a. a porous article or mass (as of paper or sand) through which …
5filter — I UK [ˈfɪltə(r)] / US [ˈfɪltər] noun [countable] Word forms filter : singular filter plural filters ** 1) science an object or piece of equipment that allows you to remove solid parts that are not wanted from a liquid or gas a water filter 2) a… …
6filter — ► NOUN 1) a porous device for removing solid particles from a liquid or gas passed through it. 2) a screen, plate, or layer which absorbs some of the light passing through it. 3) Brit. an arrangement at a junction whereby vehicles may turn while… …
7filter out — verb remove by passing through a filter filter out the impurities • Syn: ↑filter, ↑filtrate, ↑strain, ↑separate out • Derivationally related forms: ↑strainer (for: ↑ …
8filter — 1 noun (C) 1 a piece of equipment or a substance that you pass gas or liquid through to remove unwanted substances: a water filter 2 a piece of glass or plastic that changes the amount or colour of light allowed into a camera or telescope 1 3 a… …
9filter — /ˈfɪltə / (say filtuh) noun 1. any device in which cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, is held and through which liquid is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids. 2. any of various analogous devices …
10filter — noun 1》 a porous device for removing impurities or solid particles from a liquid or gas passed through it. ↘a screen, plate, or layer which absorbs some of the light passing through it. ↘a device for suppressing electrical or sound waves… …
