Phrase Hound found 65 phrases and 68 compound words that contain filter. The most common are listed below. Open filter in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 65
- air filterA filter for removing dust and other particles from a stream of air, typically used in the air intake of an internal combustion engine, the output of an air compressor, the supply duct of a forced-air furnace, etc.
- filter outTo selectively remove part of something.
- Great FilterA barrier which prevents intelligent life from developing to a level where it can be detected across interstellar distances.
- oil filterA filter designed to remove contaminants from engine oil, transmission oil, lubricating oil, or hydraulic oil.
- filter paperPorous paper used for filtration, typically in a filter funnel.
- water filterA filtration device for purifying water.
- Spam filter
- filter coffeeBrewed coffee; made with water strained through a filter holding the coffee.
- pop filterPiece of recording equipment - usually attached to a microphone stand - used to protect a microphone from distorted ‘popping’ sounds from plosives.
- filter bubbleA state of intellectual isolation resulting from exposure to only highly personalized Internet content (which is insular and polarizing).
- Pass filter
- filter bedA layer of gravel, sand, or other material through which liquid is passed in order to remove impurities; also, a pond or tank containing such a layer.
- filter in turnA kind of road junction where all traffic has equal priority regardless of the direction of travel.
- filter-feederAlternative spelling of filter feeder.
- filter bankAn array of band-pass filters that separates the input signal into multiple components, each one carrying a single frequency subband of the original signal.
- sun filterA blind for a window which blocks sunlight.
- fuel filterA filter used to screen out foreign particles or liquids from the fuel.
- filter tipA section at the mouth end of a cigarette containing porous absorbent materials designed to remove tar.
- modal filterA road design that filters out certain kinds of vehicles, allowing only others (chiefly bicycles and pedestrians) to pass.
- filter downOf a liquid; to move slowly down to lower substrate levels.
- filter upOf information, knowledge or practice; to move slowly up to other levels of an organisation, or population.
- filter funnelA glass funnel, into which is placed filter paper or other material, through which a liquid / solid mixture is poured in order to separate them.
- filter laneA lane of traffic reserved for those making a specific turn at the next junction
- filter bedsplural of filter bed: A layer of gravel, sand, or other material through which liquid is passed in order to remove impurities; also, a pond or tank containing such a layer.
- filter cakeThe dense mass of substances that gradually accumulates on a filter.
Compound words 68
- filtrateThe liquid or solution that has passed through a filter, and which has been separated from other fractions of the original material.
- prefilterTo filter in advance.
- ultrafilterA device that performs ultrafiltration.
- biofilterAny device for carrying out biofiltration.
- filterlessWithout a filter.
- underfilterA morphological filter (idempotent operator) whose image is a subset of the domain.
- misfilterTo filter incorrectly.
- portafilterA holder for ground espresso coffee that is attached to a group in an espresso machine to produce espresso.
- wordfilterSoftware that monitors text input to chatrooms etc., deleting or modifying offensive language.
- filtertopThe top section of an animal cage, such as a microisolator, that incorporates a filter.