"filterable" meaning in English

See filterable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more filterable [comparative], most filterable [superlative]
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  1. Able to be separated by filtration Translations (able to be separated by filtration): filtrierbar (German), filterfähig (German), szűrhető (Hungarian), filtrabile (Italian), yn-sheeley (Manx), przesączalny (Polish), filtrável (Portuguese), filtrabil (Romanian), masasala (Tagalog), filtrelenebilir (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-filterable-en-adj-ejqgj4~n Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'able to be separated by filtration': 96 4
  2. That can pass through a specified filter Translations (that can pass through a specified filter): przesączalny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-filterable-en-adj-5Eh8-VSq Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of 'that can pass through a specified filter': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: filterable virus, nonfilterable

Alternative forms

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