filter

• جهاز أو مادة تزيل الشوائب أو الجسيمات غير المرغوب فيها من سائل أو غاز، أو تفصل ترددات معينة من إشارة.

A device or substance that removes unwanted particles, impurities, or certain frequencies from a liquid, gas, or signal.

1. Device for removing impuritiesB1formal

   A device or material that removes unwanted substances from a liquid or gas passing through it.

   مُرشِّح

   • The water filter removes chlorine and sediment.
   • You need to replace the air filter in the car every year.
   • The coffee filter separates the grounds from the liquid.

   المرادفاتpurifierscreensievestrainer

2. Photography or digital effectA2informal

   A software feature or physical lens that alters the appearance of an image.

   مرشح الصورة

   • She applied a vintage filter to her photo.
   • Instagram has many fun filters for selfies.
   • The photographer used a polarizing filter to reduce glare.

   المرادفاتadjustmenteffectoverlaypreset

3. Data or information filterB2formalIT

   A rule or process that selects or excludes certain data based on criteria.

   مرشح البيانات

   • The email filter automatically moves spam to a separate folder.
   • You can set a filter to show only unread messages.
   • The search filter helps narrow down results by date.

   المرادفاتgatequalifierscreenselectorsieve

• فعل يدل على تمرير شيء ما عبر جهاز أو عملية لإزالة العناصر غير المرغوب فيها، أو للانتقاء أو الاستبعاد وفق معايير محددة.

A verb used to indicate the act of passing something through a device or process to remove unwanted elements, or to select or exclude based on criteria.

1. Remove impuritiesB1formal

   To pass a substance through a device to remove unwanted particles or impurities.

   تصفية

   • We need to filter the water before drinking it.
   • The machine filters the oil to remove contaminants.
   • She filtered the coffee grounds from the liquid.

   المرادفاتclarifypercolatepurifyrefinescreensievesiftstrain

2. Select or process informationB1formal

   To examine or process information, data, or items to select or remove specific ones.

   تصفية المعلومات

   • The software filters out spam emails automatically.
   • You can filter the search results by date or relevance.
   • The committee filtered the applications to find the best candidates.

   المرادفاتcullextractscreenselectseparatesiftsortwinnow

3. Gradually become knownB2informal

   To move or spread gradually through a barrier or medium.

   التسرب

   • News of the merger filtered through the company slowly.
   • Light filtered through the curtains into the room.
   • The details of the plan filtered out to the press.

   المرادفاتemergeleakoozepenetratepercolateseepspreadtrickle

الصيغ المركّبةfilter out