Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The act or process of filtering.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act or process of filtering; the process of mechanically separating and removing the undissolved particles floating in a liquid, as by passing the liquid through filtering-paper, charcoal, sand, etc. See filter.
Wiktionary
- n. The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium
- n. the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter
Examples
“I don't believe that run off filtration is kept to the same standards of drinking water.”
“And lest anyone think filtration is the answer, the last thing we need is the Water Bureau filtering our pristine water, like they are still planning, which will introduce a host of new chemical toxins.”
“There have been great advances in filtration technology and gravity separation and skimming.”
“More filtration is required, as well as an ultra-violet exposure system.”
“Ms. Bruce said saris are banned from the deep end because the long, flowing fabric could become entangled around a swimmer’s legs, or get caught in filtration equipment.”
Canada: Calgary officials take the plunge in allowing hijabs at city pools
“He spoke with NEWSWEEK's Bill Powell: POWELL: Were you beaten like other prisoners in the so-called filtration camp at Chernokorzovo?”
“We tell ourselves that this process of filtration, which is considered and undertaken with consummate respect for the works themselves, is what separates us from wax museums and theme parks, where context is king -- to the exclusion of the authentic.”
“Filtration Rate, v also called filtration velocity or flow velocity, amount of water (m³) that passes through a filter area of 1 m² in 1 hour”
“We are not trying to treat the entire hydrocarbon [oil] content in the water - to turn it into carbon dioxide and water - but we are converting it into a form that can be retained by sand filtration, which is a conventional and economical process," says Andy Hong, a professor of civil and environmental engineering.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘filtration’.
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Beer and Brewing
Words about beer and the making of it.
airlock, bung, carboy, diversol, hops, mashtun, beer, sparge, trub, wort, malt, malt liquor and 184 more...
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ENVI - drinking water
hydraulically ope..., water meter, fire hydrant, special joints, service connection, pipe material, pipe, air valve, armature, underground tank, storage tank, surface water pum... and 79 more...
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TECH - food processing
absorbent material, active agent, additive, animal fat, animal product, antibacterial, antifungal, bleacher, canned goods, cereal, coagulant, coffee substitute and 81 more...
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Mixtures and Solutions
solvent, solute, solution, dissolve, mixture, substance, heterogeneous, homogeneous, soluble, pure substance, solubility, evaporation and 9 more...
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Proficiency Words List
heparin, lymphoid, renal, filtration, accrete, acetic, equilibrate, trypsin, fungi, jubilant, detention, coprophagous and 14 more...
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misc 2
other stuff.
aloof, diaphanous, lilac, enrich, afterglow, arrhythmia, barrage, unify, unite, converge, crescendo, nutrient and 58 more...
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