filter-filtre: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is filtre?

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

    Un material porós, mitjançant el qual un líquid o gas es passa per separar el líquid de partícules suspeses.

  • A device containing such a material, especially one used to extract impurities from air or water.

    Un dispositiu que contenen un material, especialment un utilitzat per extreure les impureses de l'aire o aigua.

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

    Qualsevol de diversos dispositius elèctrics, electrònics, acústics o òptics per a desestimar senyals, vibracions o radiacions de determinades freqüències en permetre que altres per passar.

  • A colored glass or other transparent material used to select the wavelengths of light allowed to reach a photosensitive material.

    Un vidre de colors o un altre material transparent utilitzat per seleccionar les longituds d'ona de la llum permetia arribar a un material fotosensible.

  • Computer Science A program or routine that blocks access to data that meet a particular criterion: a Web filter that screens out vulgar sites.

    Un programa o rutina que bloqueja l'accés a dades que compleixen un criteri particular: un filtre web que projecta llocs vulgars.

  • To pass (a liquid or gas) through a filter.
  • To remove by passing through a filter: filter out impurities.
  • Computer Science To use a filter to block access to (a website or Web content).
  • 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.

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