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AIR FILTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does air filter mean? 

AIR FILTER (noun)
  The noun AIR FILTER has 1 sense:

1. a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through itplay

  Familiarity information: AIR FILTER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AIR FILTER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

air cleaner; air filter

Hypernyms ("air filter" is a kind of...):

filter (device that removes something from whatever passes through it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "air filter"):

filter tip (an air filter on the end of a cigarette; contains material that filters the smoke)

Holonyms ("air filter" is a part of...):

ventilator (a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air)


 Context examples 


These compounds tend to be too small to be captured by even HEPA air filters but long-term exposure to them has been linked to cancer.

(Common Houseplant with Genetic Modification Can Remove Polluted Air, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)



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