Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: filter
IPA transcription: [f'ɪltɚ]
Pronunciations of filter
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: filter
    Meaning: device that removes something from whatever passes through it
  • Synonyms: filter
    Meaning: an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: filter, filtrate, strain, separate_out, filter_out
    Meaning: remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"
  • Synonyms: percolate, sink_in, permeate, filter
    Meaning: pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
Usage examples
  • A blood vessel is exposed and cut, and the two ends fastened to the delicate filter.
  • The poor were the filter through which the money was passed, to come out, Mrs. Arbuthnot hoped, purified.
  • She cannot get sufficient water over her gills, and what does filter into her mouth in spite of the gag, is needed by the gag itself.
  • The reason why those little preliminary explosions took place was that a little had spattered out on the edge of the filter paper, and had dried first and exploded.
  • I put the large bulk of it in three filters, and after it had been washed and all the water had come through the filter, I opened the three filters and laid them on a hot steam plate to dry with the stuff.
  • A diseased body is looked upon as being in possession of a certain brood of microbes which are destroyed either by the blood filter or the "Vaccine bath, or injection." (I know no better name by which to call it.) A few diseases are treated by doses of medicines given in a manner similar to the prescription system of our country.
  • Coloring for ice cream, may be made in this way: take of powdered cochineal, cream of tartar and powdered alum, each two drachms; of salts of tartar, ten grains; pour upon the powders half a pint of boiling water; let it stand for two hours to settle, or filter through paper. Use as much of this infusion as will give the desired shade.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Introduction to viruses, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Antarctic krill, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Functional programming, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Quadrupole mass analyzer, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cladistics, License CC BY-SA 4.0