filtration

/fɪlˈtreɪʃən/

/fɪlˈtreɪʃən/

Other forms: filtrations

Definitions of filtration

1. noun

   the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium
   types:

   infiltration, percolation

   the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium

   type of:

   action, activity, natural action, natural process

   a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
2. noun

   the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter
   types:

   percolation

   the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification

   type of:

   change

   the action of changing something