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How to pronounce filter
Say it like this: /ˈfɪltɚ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does filter mean?
nounA device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another.
“Then add four drops of crocodile semen, and pass the mixture through a filter.”
Electronics or software that separates unwanted signals (for example noise) from wanted signals or that attenuates selected frequencies.
Any item, mechanism, device, or procedure that acts to separate or isolate.
“He runs an email filter to catch the junk mail.”
verbTo sort, sift, or isolate.
“This strainer should filter out the large particles.”
To diffuse; to cause to be less concentrated or focused.
“The leaves of the trees filtered the light.”
To pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter.
“The water filtered through the rock and soil.”
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