prefilter

fil·ter

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fil-ter]
- /ˈfɪl tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fil-ter]
- /ˈfɪl tər/

Definitions of prefilter word

noun prefilter any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids. 1
noun prefilter any device, as a tank or tube, containing such a substance for filtering. 1
noun prefilter any of various analogous devices, as for removing dust from air or impurities from tobacco smoke, or for eliminating certain kinds of light rays. 1
noun prefilter something that works like a filter, as by removing, blocking, or separating out certain elements: Kids often talk without a filter. Events can be distorted through the filter of memory. 1
noun prefilter Informal. a filter-tipped cigarette or cigar. 1
noun prefilter Photography. a lens screen of dyed gelatin or glass for controlling the rendering of color or for diminishing the intensity of light. 1

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Origin of prefilter

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English filtre < Medieval Latin filtrum “felt, piece of felt used to strain liquids” < Germanic; see felt2

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Parts of speech for Prefilter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Prefilter

prefilter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

prefilter usage trend in Literature

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