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Synonyms for filter

Grammar : Verb
Spell : fil-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪl tər

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Définition of filter

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Old French filtre and directly from Medieval Latin filtrum "felt," which was used to strain impurities from liquid, from West Germanic *filtiz (see felt (n.)). Of cigarettes, from 1908.
  • verb separate to refine; seep through
Example sentences :
  • The cut shows the filter provided with a portion of its bags and frames.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various
  • Let it stand, five or six months; then filter it, and bottle it for use.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Put some quicklime and red orpiment in water, place some warm ashes under it for a whole day, filter the liquor, and cork it down.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • The water also was filtered through a filter of the mechanical type.
  • Extract from : « Rural Hygiene » by Henry N. Ogden
  • From above a filter of sunlight fell and told her it was noon.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • The whole is then well stirred, collected on a filter, drained, and dried.
  • Extract from : « Field's Chromatography » by George Field
  • Mix these: let them stand some hours; and filter before use.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 189, June 11, 1853 » by Various
  • The flow from the Berkefeld filter is more rapid than from the Pasteur.
  • Extract from : « Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value » by Harry Snyder
  • After letting stand 30 minutes, filter and then titrate 50 cc.
  • Extract from : « Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value » by Harry Snyder
  • A more effective type of filter is the Chamberlain-Pasteur filter.
  • Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson

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