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filter

13 definitions • 27 examples
1

Examples:

a water filter
a dust filter
Ozone is the earth's primary filter for ultraviolet radiation.
2
a thin piece of plastic or glass placed in front of a camera lens in order to change the colour or amount of light entering it:

Examples:

I like to experiment with different light filters on my camera.
3

Examples:

You can apply filters to capture the most relevant data.
4

Examples:

There's a filter that makes all your pictures look like old sepia photographs.
Instagram/Snapchat filters
5
something that prevents someone saying things that may be offensive, rude, or unsuitable:

Examples:

no filter There's absolutely no filter - she says whatever comes into her mind.
Most people have a filter somewhere between their brain and their mouth, but not Sam.
6
a green, arrow-shaped light that is part of a set of traffic lights and tells drivers when they can turn left or right:

Examples:

a traffic filter
a left/right filter
7
to appear or happen gradually or to a limited degree:

Examples:

filter down News filtered down to us during the day.
filter through Sunlight filtered through the branches.
8

Examples:

The water is filtered to remove any impurities.
Devices in the two chimneys would filter (= remove) radioactive dust.
filter something out Healthy kidneys usually filter out any excess phosphate.
9
to select or remove a particular type of information from something:

Examples:

filter something out The software is well suited to small mobile phone screens because it filters out unnecessary information.
Most email apps use spam filtering tools.
10
a piece of equipment or a device for removing solids from liquids or gases, or for limiting the particular type of light, sound, or electricity going through it:

Examples:

an oil filter
a coffee filter
11
If something filters down, in, out, or through, it appears or happens gradually or to a limited degree:

Examples:

[ I always + adv/prep ] Reports of the accident began to filter in.
[ I always + adv/prep ] Sunlight filtered through the branches.
12
a computer program that receives and processes information before displaying it or preventing it from being seen:

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to use a computer program to process information before displaying it or preventing it from being seen:

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