filtration

/ fɪlˈtreɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of filtering

filtration

1. The act or process of filtering, especially the process of passing a liquid or gas, such as air, through a filter in order to remove solid particles.

Example Sentences

The school district distributed millions of meals to needy families and then, as campuses reopened, worked to upgrade air filtration systems inside schools.

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Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority says it has delivered tonnes of relief supplies, including blankets, tents and water filtration devices to flood-hit areas in Punjab.

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The wave pool holds 7 million gallons of water and, because of evaporation, filtration and maintenance, it is expected to go through roughly 25 million gallons of water a year.

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We need to be monitoring air quality levels in all public spaces and putting in appropriate air filtration.

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It follows revelations in the French media about illicit filtration systems that have been widely used in the industry, apparently because of worries about water contamination, after years of drought linked to climate change.

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