Definition of Air filter

1. Noun. A filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it.

Exact synonyms: Air Cleaner
Generic synonyms: Filter
Specialized synonyms: Filter Tip
Group relationships: Ventilator

Definition of Air filter

1. Noun. A filter for removing dust and other particles from a stream of air, typically used in the air intake of an internal combustion engine, the output of an air compressor, the supply duct of a forced-air furnace, etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Air Filter

air cushion
air cushion vehicle
air cushion vehicles
air cushions
air defense
air display
air division
air dose
air drainage
air drill
air drills
air du temps
air duct
air ducts
air embolism
air filter (current term)
air filters
air flow
air flows
air force
air force academy
air force officer
air forces
air freshener
air gas
air group
air guitar
air guitarist
air guitarists
air guitars

Literary usage of Air filter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. HVAC and Chemical Resistance Handbook for the Engineer and Architect: A ...by Tom Arimes by Tom Arimes (1994)
"EFFICIENCY — The primary consideration in air filter selection is the level ... Higher levels of air filter efficiency, toward which most users have gone, ..."

2. Compressed Air Information; Or, A Cyclopedia Containing Practical Papers on by William Lawrence Saunders (1903)
"THE KRAUSE air filter. A novel apparatus in the shape of an air filter has recently been patented and placed on the market by Mr. Arthur E. Krause, ..."

3. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1913)
"Referring to Mr. Williamson's discussion, he described, as I understood him, an air filter which ran for over a year and did not get dirty. ..."

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