A porous material through which a liquid or gas is passed in order to separate the fluid from suspended particulate matter, A colored glass or other transparent material used to select the wavelengths of light allowed to reach a photosensitive material, A device for arresting and separating any matter mechanically suspended in a liquid, intransitive verb_ To pass through a filter; to percolate, transitive verb_ To purify or defecate, as water or other liquid, by causing it to pass through a filter, a porous unsized paper, for filtering, verb_ remove by passing through a filter, pass through
A membranous appendage extending from the body of a fish or other aquatic animal, used for propelling, steering, or balancing the body in the water, A projecting vane used for cooling, as on a radiator or an engine cylinder, transitive verb_ To carve or cut up, as a chub, intransitive verb_ To lash the water with the fins Used of a dying whale, To swim, as a fish
Forming or occurring at the end; last, Not to be changed or reconsidered; unalterable, Conclusive; decisive, noun_ the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament, an examination administered at the end of an academic term, The last examination of an academic course
The management of money, banking, investments, and credit, The supplying of funds or capital, A fine; forfeit; ransom, verb_ obtain or provide money for, sell or provide on credit