"prefilter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: prefilters [plural]
Etymology: pre- + filter Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|filter}} pre- + filter Head templates: {{en-noun}} prefilter (plural prefilters)
  1. A filter used in advance.
    Sense id: en-prefilter-en-noun-J8nRtKIL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pre-filter

Verb [English]

Forms: prefilters [present, singular, third-person], prefiltering [participle, present], prefiltered [participle, past], prefiltered [past]
Etymology: pre- + filter Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|filter}} pre- + filter Head templates: {{en-verb}} prefilter (third-person singular simple present prefilters, present participle prefiltering, simple past and past participle prefiltered)
  1. (transitive) To filter in advance. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-prefilter-en-verb-ng2rr~PL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pre-filter

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for prefilter meaning in All languages combined (2.8kB)

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