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Filter
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filter
English
Etymology
en :bor de:Filter + 1
Proper noun
s
en German.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Filter is the 38103rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 582 individuals. Filter is most common among White (96.39%) individuals.
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Anagrams
en efilrt fertil Trefil lifter firtle relift filtre trifle
German
Alternative forms
de feltrum filtrus filtra feltra pheltrum
Etymology
de :bor la-med:filtrum :influence filtern
de la-med filtrum under the influence of the verb de filtern, borrowed earlier from the same source. Additional senses beyond the physical one are typically semantic borrowings from English.
Pronunciation
de De-at-Filter.ogg Austria
de De-Filter.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m:n
filter device that lets some things pass while blocking the passage of others
filter device that lets gases and fluids pass, but catches solid components
de photography optics filter tinted glass or foil that blocks light of certain properties
de signal processing filter tool that blocks specific parts of a signal
de social media filter on-the-fly image alteration effect
Usage notes
Neuter gender is mostly limited to scientific usage. Informally, masculine is predominant.
Declension
m:n
Derived terms
de Filterblase
de Filterpapier
de Filtertüte
de Kaffeefilter
Related terms
de filtern
de filtrieren
de Filtrat
de Filz
Descendants
stq Filter 1
nl filter 1
da filter 1
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Luxembourgish
Noun
m
filter
Derived terms
lb filteren
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