Phrase Hound found 31 phrases and 13 compound words that contain sieve. The most common are listed below. Open sieve in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 31
- sieve of EratosthenesAn ancient algorithm for finding prime numbers that works by discarding multiples from a list of potential primes.
- molecular sieveA material, usually a zeolite silicate mineral, having pores of a precise and uniform size, that can be used to separate molecules of different shape and size.
- head like a sieveSynonym of mind like a sieve: very poor memory
- mind like a sievevery poor memory
- sieve cellOne of the long, slender, conducting cells of the phloem that do not form a constituent element of a sieve tube, but which are provided with relatively unspecialized sieve areas, especially in the tapering ends of the cells that overlap …
- sieve cellsplural of sieve cell: One of the long, slender, conducting cells of the phloem that do not form a constituent element of a sieve tube, but which are provided with relatively unspecialized sieve areas, especially in the tapering ends of the …
- sieve elementSynonym of sieve-tube element: A type of sclerenchyma cell located in the phloem that is involved in the movement of carbohydrates.
- sieve elementsplural of sieve element: A type of sclerenchyma cell located in the phloem that is involved in the movement of carbohydrates.
- sieve plateA structure of tiny apertures present in adjacent sieve walls that enable the movement of fluids inside the phloem.
- sieve platesplural of sieve plate: A structure of tiny apertures present in adjacent sieve walls that enable the movement of fluids inside the phloem.
- sieve theoryA set of general techniques for computing or estimating the size of sifted sets of integers.
- Brun sieveA technique for estimating the size of sifted sets of positive integers that satisfy a set of conditions expressed by congruences.
- sieve-tube elementA type of sclerenchyma cell located in the phloem that is involved in the movement of carbohydrates.
- sieve-tube elementsplural of sieve-tube element: A type of sclerenchyma cell located in the phloem that is involved in the movement of carbohydrates.
- Selberg sieveA technique for estimating the size of sifted sets of positive integers that satisfy a set of conditions expressed by congruences.
- memory like a sieveSynonym of mind like a sieve: very poor memory
- cleaning sieveThe lower sieve in a combine harvester's cleaning shoe assembly, designed for the final separation of clean grain from finer debris.
- mol sieveAlternative spelling of mole sieve: A molecular sieve.
- mole sieveA molecular sieve.
- ranch-sieveAlternative spelling of range-sieve: A type of sieve or strainer.
- range-sieveA type of sieve or strainer.
- sieve numberSynonym of mesh number: A measure of fineness of a mesh: the numerical value indicates the number of openings per linear inch. The smaller the mesh number, the larger particles can pass through the mesh.
- sieve numbersplural of sieve number: A measure of fineness of a mesh: the numerical value indicates the number of openings per linear inch. The smaller the mesh number, the larger particles can pass through the mesh.
- sieve outSynonym of sift out: To isolate or identify one particular thing from a collection that includes less relevant things.
- sieve setA device consisting of a stack of sieves of increasing fineness, shaken to sort gems by size.
Compound words 13
- sieverOne who sieves.
- nanosieveA device that functions as a nanoscale sieve
- resieveTo sieve again.
- microsieveA microscopic sieve
- sievableSuitable for sieving.
- sievefulAs much as a sieve can hold.
- sievelessWithout a sieve.
- subsieveA secondary or subsidiary sieve for further subdividing already sieved material.
- sievishLike a sieve: unretentive.
- sieveyerA maker of sieves.