Filtration (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The water treatment plant uses a combination of coagulation and filtration to remove impurities from the drinking water.
- Filtration of the air in the room was essential to prevent the spread of airborne diseases.
- The coffee maker's paper filter was clogged, so I had to replace it to ensure proper filtration of the coffee.
- The doctor explained that the dialysis machine used filtration to remove waste products from the patient's blood.
- The swimming pool's filtration system was malfunctioning, causing the water to become cloudy and uninviting.
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Meaning 2
The process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.