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Word: Filter
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (denoting a piece of felt): from French filtre, from medieval Latin filtrum ‘felt used as a filter’, of West Germanic origin and related to felt
ˈfɪltə
a porous device for removing impurities or solid particles from a liquid or gas passed through it
Short Definition:porous device removing impurities etc. from liquid or gas
Examples:- an oil filter
an arrangement whereby vehicles may turn left (or right) while other traffic waiting to go straight ahead or turn right (or left) is stopped by a red light
Short Definition:arrangement allowing certain vehicles to proceed while others must wait
Examples:- a filter lane
Word: Filter
Speech Type: Verb
ˈfɪltə
pass (a liquid, gas, light, or sound) through a device to remove unwanted material
Short Definition:pass liquid etc. through filter
Examples:- the eye filters out ultraviolet radiation
move slowly in a specified direction
Short Definition:move slowly
Examples:- the players filtered out on to the pitch
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