filter

Definitions of filter in various dictionaries:

noun - device that removes something from whatever passes through it

noun - an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it

verb - remove by passing through a filter

verb - pass through

verb - run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

A porous material through which a liquid or gas is passed in order to separate the fluid from suspended particulate matter.

A device containing such a substance.

Any of various electric, electronic, acoustic, or optical devices used to reject signals, vibrations, or radiations of certain frequencies while passing others.

To pass (a liquid or gas) through a filter.

To remove by passing through a filter: filter out impurities.

To pass through or as if through a filter: Light filtered through the blinds.

To come or go gradually and in small groups: The audience filtered back into the hall.

verb - to pass through a filter (a device for removing suspended matter)