Synonyms for filtration
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.
Forms
- Plural
- filtrations → filterings, percolations, refinements, strainings…
Example sentences
- filtering He was enjoying the sunshine filtering through the branches.
- refinement I read many books, and attained refinement.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| filtration | falling | |
| filtering | rising | |
| refinement | steady | |
| percolation | steady | |
| colation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- colation
- 9 letters
- filtering3, straining2
- 10 letters
- refinement3
- 11 letters
- percolation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (filtering3 = 3 syllables).