filter
noun
/ˈfɪltə/
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/ˈfɪltɚ/
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- A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another.
- Electronics or software that separates unwanted signals (for example noise) from wanted signals or that attenuates selected frequencies.
- Any item, mechanism, device or procedure that acts to separate or isolate.
- (mathematics, order theory) A non-empty upper set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary infima (a.k.a. meets).
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Filter
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filter
verb
/ˈfɪltə/
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/ˈfɪltɚ/
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- (transitive) To sort, sift, or isolate.
- (transitive) To diffuse; to cause to be less concentrated or focused.
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filtern
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- (intransitive) To pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter.
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filtrieren
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- (intransitive) To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time.
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filtrieren,
passieren
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filtered
adjective
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- Having been filtered (e.g., coffee grounds).
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gefiltert
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filterable
adjective
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- Able to be separated by filtration
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filterfähig,
filtrierbar
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