Look up: filtration

1. Filtration
   A treatment process, under the control of qualified operators, for removing solid (particulate) matter from water by means of porous media such as sand or a man-made filter; often used to remove particles that contain pathogens.
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2. filtration
   [n] - the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium 2. [n] - the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter
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3. Filtration
   The removal of suspended solid particles in a wine by passing it through a filter. It can be a useful alternative to allowing the solid particles to settle naturally, thereby speeding up the winemaking process, or it can be used in cases where the wine won't clear naturally. But it is a controversia...
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4. Filtration
   The act of removing sediment or other particles from a fluid by passing it through a filter.
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5. Filtration
   Technique which consists of making the wine clearer by passing the wine through a filter (soil, a membrane or a plate)
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6. filtration
   the process of filtering a fluid.
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7. Filtration
   the process of separating solids from a liquid by means of a porous substance through which only the liquid can pass.
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8. filtration
   the modification of the characteristics of ionising radiation by its passage through matter of stated form and composition,e.g.the preferential absorption of the less penetrating components of a heterogeneous beam,accompanying its attenuation,the modification of the distribution of the exposure rate...
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9. Filtration
   Fil·tra'tion noun [ Confer French filtration .] The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.
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10. filtration
    The passage of a liquid through a filter, accomplished by gravity, pressure or vacuum (suction). ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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11. filtration
    noun the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter
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12. filtration
    (fil-tra´shәn) passage through a filter or other material that prevents passage of certain molecules, particles, or substances.
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13. Filtration
    • (n.) The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.
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14. filtration
    (from the article `sound`) Filtration of sound plays an important part in the design of air-handling systems. In order to attenuate the level of sound from blower motors and ...
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15. filtration
    (from the article `analysis`) This operation can be used to separate particles according to their dimensions. One application is the removal of the precipitate after selective ... In filtration, a porous material is used to separate particles of different sizes. If the pore sizes are highly uniform, separation can be fairly ... Diato...
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16. filtration
    the passage of a liquid through a filter, accomplished by gravity, pressure, or vacuum (suction).
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17. filtration
    
    • the process of filtering
    • the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter
    
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18. Filtration
    the physical or mechanical process of separating insoluble particulate matter from a fluid, such as air or liquid, by passing the fluid through a filter medium that will not allow the particulates to pass through it.
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19. filtration
    modification of the characteristics of ionizing radiation by its passage through matter of stated form and composition, e.g.: - the preferential absorption of the less penetrating components of a heterogeneous beam, accompanying its attenuation; - the modification of the distribution of the exposure rate over a cross-section of the beam
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20. filtration
    filtration: see sewerage; water supply.
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21. Filtration
    Filtration is the process of freeing a liquid from solid matter suspended in it by causing it to pass through some pervious substance or substances which catch and retain the solid matter, The materials of which a filter is composed must have pores or interstices sufficiently coarse to allow the pas...
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22. filtration
    Type: Term Pronunciation: fil-trā′shŭn Definitions: 1. The process of passing a liquid or gas through a filter. 2. In radiology, the process of attenuating and hardening a beam of x- or gamma rays by interposing a filter3 between the radiation source and the object being irradiated; ...
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23. filtration
    Technique by which suspended solid particles in a fluid are removed by passing the mixture through a filter, usually porous paper, plastic, or cloth. The particles are retained by the filter to form a residue and the fluid passes through to make up the filtrate. For example, soot may be filtered from...
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24. Filtration
    Process of separating usually valuable solid material from a liquid
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25. Filtration
    The act of passing a wine through some tightly bound matrix in order to force the liquid to pass through while keeping the suspended solids behind. The purpose of filtration is simply to clarify the liquid -- to remove sediment or suspended solid particles from the wine. The matrix may be a tightly ...
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