Filter Tip (Noun)

Meaning

An air filter on the end of a cigarette; contains material that filters the smoke.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

  • Cigarette manufacturers began including a filter tip on their products in the 1950s as a marketing strategy to make them appear safer.
  • The filter tip was designed to reduce the amount of tar and nicotine in the smoke that reached the smoker's lungs.
  • When lit, the cigarette's filter tip began to break down and lose its effectiveness at filtering the smoke.
  • Smokers often crushed or damaged the filter tip, reducing its ability to filter the smoke.
  • Researchers studied the residue left behind on the filter tip of a used cigarette to determine the levels of toxins it had filtered out.

Hypernyms

  • Air Cleaner
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