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- Dictionaryfilter/ˈfɪltə/
noun
- 1. a porous device for removing impurities or solid particles from a liquid or gas passed through it: "an oil filter"
- 2. 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: British "a filter lane"
verb
- 1. pass (a liquid, gas, light, or sound) through a device to remove unwanted material: "the eye filters out ultraviolet radiation" Similar
- 2. move slowly in a specified direction: "the players filtered out on to the pitch" Similar
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