filter vs carbon filter

carbon filter vs filter

filter and carbon filter both are nouns.

filter is a verb but carbon filter is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
filter	Yes	No	Yes	No
carbon filter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, carbon filter is a hyponym of filter; that is, carbon filter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than filter:

filter: device that removes something from whatever passes through it
carbon filter: A filter that uses a bed of activated carbon to remove contaminants and impurities, using chemical absorption.

Other hyponyms of filter include air cleaner, air filter, bacteria bed, coffee filter, drain basket, filter bed, fuel filter, diffusing screen, light filter, oil filter, strainer, water filter, glass wool, diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr, membrane filter, denitrator, sponge filter.

filter (noun)	carbon filter (noun)
device that removes something from whatever passes through it	A filter that uses a bed of activated carbon to remove contaminants and impurities, using chemical absorption.
an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it

filter (verb)	carbon filter (verb)
remove by passing through a filter
pass through
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

Difference between filter and carbon filter

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