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.